Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKL–FEVER-NEW EXPERIENCE
DESCRIPTION: INDIANAPOLIS — DeWanna Bonner joined the Indiana Fever so she could chase a third championship ring. Turns out, this basketball-rich state is giving the six-time WNBA All-Star a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Here, for the first time in her long career, she has fans approaching her in grocery stores and on the streets. And it’s not just because she stands out at 6-foot-4. Every Fever player involved in this massive offseason overhaul can feel the “Caitlin Clark Effect.” By Michael Marot. UPCOMING: 750 words, with photos. By 1 p.m. ET.
UPCOMING: By 05/16/2025 12:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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KANSAS – 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. New Mexico added two new measles cases Thursday as it battles an outbreak that’s linked to Texas 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: 1584 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 4:14 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKL–LYNX-WINGS
DESCRIPTION: DALLAS — Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx visit Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings in the teams’ WNBA season openers. By Schuyler Dixon. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET — With: BKL–Wings-Buecker’s Debut
UPCOMING: By 05/16/2025 6:30 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–TWINS-BREWERS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Milwaukee at American Family Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 05/16/2025 7:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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BKL–WINGS-BUECKERS DEBUT
DESCRIPTION: ARLINGTON, Texas — The hype finally hits the court as No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers makes her WNBA debut with the Dallas Wings against the Minnesota Lynx. By Schuyler Dixon. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. With BKL–Lynx-Wings.
UPCOMING: By 05/16/2025 10:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US-XGR–WALZ-MINNESOTA BUDGET
Walz contrasts Minnesota’s bipartisan budget breakthrough with Washington’s deep divisions
SUMMARY: Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota Legislature have announced a hard-fought budget deal. They used the occasion Thursday to contrast the bipartisan cooperation that produced the agreement with the deep divisions in Washington. The Democratic governor and former vice presidential candidate says legislative leaders from both parties came up with a fiscally responsible, balanced budget. The Minnesota House is tied and Senate Democrats hold just a one-vote majority. Those razor-thin margins mean at least some bipartisan support is needed to get anything enacted. Walz hasn’t announced yet whether he will seek re-election. Nor has he ruled out a presidential run.
WORDS: 740 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 4:30 p.m. CDT
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US–TRUMP TARIFFS-SOYBEAN FARMERS
Farmers weigh Trump’s trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go
SUMMARY: Farm country voted heavily for Donald Trump last November. Now many farmers are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the Republican president’s disputes with China and other international markets. More than half of U.S. soybeans are exported internationally, with roughly half of those going to China, so it’s a critical market. Monday’s announcement of a 90-day truce between the two countries backed up the reluctance of many farmers to hit the panic button. More good news came in an updated forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that predicted somewhat lower soybean exports but higher domestic consumption, resulting in higher prices. Soybean futures surged, though time will tell whether those hopes are justified.
WORDS: 1298 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 1:37 p.m. CDT
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–CARDINALS-ROYALS
DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — St. Louis plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. UPCOMING: 200 words, more on merits. Game starts 6:40 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING: By 05/16/2025 6:40 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SUPER BOWL REPORTER DEATH–CHARGES
Woman accused in Super Bowl reporter’s death gets 25 years in unrelated case
SUMMARY: A woman facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of a Super Bowl television reporter has been sentenced to 25 years in an unrelated case on Thursday. Danette Colbert, 48, had previously been given a suspended sentence by an Orleans Parish judge last year after being convicted of theft and fraud charges. Louisiana’s Attorney General Liz Murrill convinced the judge that Colbert, who had prior felony convictions involving fraud, was a habitual offender who deserved a harsher sentence. Colbert also faces second-degree murder charges for the death of Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter who suffocated on his pillow after ingesting alcohol and the depressant Xanax.
WORDS: 297 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 7:10 p.m. CDT
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NORTH DAKOTA – 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. New Mexico added two new measles cases Thursday as it battles an outbreak that’s linked to Texas 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: 1584 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 4:14 p.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–EXECUTIONS-GLANCE
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
SUMMARY: Sixteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 11 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025. Glen Rogers died by lethal injection in Florida on Thursday. Executions are scheduled in Texas and Indiana on May 20 and Tennessee on May 22. Other states with scheduled executions this year are Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, and Oklahoma, though Ohio’s governor has been routinely postponing the actions as their dates near. So far this year, executions have been carried out in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.
WORDS: 979 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 6:05 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. New Mexico added two new measles cases Thursday as it battles an outbreak that’s linked to Texas 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: 1584 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 4:14 p.m. CDT
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–HOMELAND SECURITY-COAST GUARD-NEW JET
Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet, replacing one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials. The funding request came up during a House appropriations subcommittee meeting Wednesday. Funding would come from the Coast Guard’s 2025 fiscal year budget. Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois said she was “horrified” by the proposal, noting Noem has another Gulfstream to use. Adm. Kevin Lunday says the Coast Guard operates two military long-range command and control aircraft and the one being replaced is more than 20 years old.
WORDS: 457 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 2:11 p.m. CDT
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