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MISSOURI
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US-Supreme Court-Missouri Gun Law
Supreme Court rebuffs push to revive Missouri law barring police from enforcing some U.S. gun laws
SUMMARY: The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a controversial Missouri gun law that bans police from enforcing some federal firearm laws. The high court rejected a push Monday to hear arguments over whether the state can block police from enforcing federal gun laws that don’t have an equivalent state law. The measure imposed $50,000 fines for officers who knowingly enforced those federal laws, which include possession of firearms by some domestic violence offenders and weapons registration and tracking. Lower courts found the 2019 law violated the Supremacy Clause, a section of the U.S. Constitution that says federal law takes precedence over state laws.
WORDS: 193 – MOVED: 10/06/2025 8:56 a.m. CDT
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NORTH DAKOTA
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US–Historic Tornado
EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years
SUMMARY: Meteorologists say a deadly tornado in North Dakota tornado this summer has been upgraded to an top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years. The June 20 twister killed three people and at its largest was over a mile wide as it touched down for just over 12 miles. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service estimated Monday that the tornado had winds in excess of 210 miles per hour. The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore tornado in Oklahoma holds the record of the strongest winds ever recorded at 321 miles per hour. Since the National Weather Service began using Enhanced Fujita scale in 2007, there have been 10 tornadoes categorized as EF5.
WORDS: 381 – MOVED: 10/06/2025 11:51 a.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA
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US–Texas-Children-Shot
Texas mom who shot her 4 children, killing 2 of them, faces murder charges, authorities say
SUMMARY: Authorities say a Texas mother shot her four children, killing two of them, and is now facing murder charges. Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman says the 31-year-old mother is being charged after Saturday’s shootings with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The sheriff says a 3-year-old and a 13-year-old were fatally shot inside a vehicle. He says two other children ages 8 and 9 were wounded and are in stable condition. Stallman says the woman is being held on a $14 million bond. The shooting took place in Angleton, a city about 45 miles south of Houston
WORDS: 219 – MOVED: 10/05/2025 4:58 p.m. CDT
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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US–Historic Tornado
EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years
SUMMARY: Meteorologists say a deadly tornado in North Dakota tornado this summer has been upgraded to an top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years. The June 20 twister killed three people and at its largest was over a mile wide as it touched down for just over 12 miles. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service estimated Monday that the tornado had winds in excess of 210 miles per hour. The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore tornado in Oklahoma holds the record of the strongest winds ever recorded at 321 miles per hour. Since the National Weather Service began using Enhanced Fujita scale in 2007, there have been 10 tornadoes categorized as EF5.
WORDS: 381 – MOVED: 10/06/2025 11:51 a.m. CDT
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SPORTS
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KANSAS
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FBN–Functional Jaguars
No more dysfunction? Surprising Jaguars seem aligned for the first time in a decade, and it shows
SUMMARY: Jacksonville’s recent failures are fueling their current success. The Jaguars are 3-1 and seem truly aligned for the first time in a decade. No hidden agendas. No throwing each other under the bus. No one angling for more credit or leverage with ownership. It’s the kind of unified direction that has made Jacksonville one of the NFL’s biggest surprises over the first month of the season. The Jaguars have a chance to showcase their growth on a national stage when they host three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City on “Monday Night Football.”
WORDS: 854 – MOVED: 10/05/2025 1:05 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA
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FBN–Vikings-Browns
Jordan Addison’s late touchdown gives Vikings 21-17 win over Browns in London
SUMMARY: Vikings receiver Jordan Addison caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz with 25 seconds left to give Minnesota a 21-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 10-play, 80-yard drive gave the Vikings a much-needed win on their historic international road trip, which started with a 24-21 loss to the Steelers in Dublin last week. It also spoiled Dillon Gabriel’s first NFL start, as the Browns rookie put his team in position to win by throwing two touchdown passes. Fellow rookie Quinshon Judkins rushed for 110 yards on 23 carries. Wentz shook off a shoulder injury that briefly sent him to the locker room and led two scoring drives in the second half.
WORDS: 951 – MOVED: 10/05/2025 12:10 p.m. CDT
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FBN–Browns-Gabriel
Browns rookie QB Gabriel says ‘no moral victories’ after 1st NFL start ends in loss to Vikings
SUMMARY: New starting quarterback, same old result for the Browns. This one was a little different. Until Sunday, no quarterback had ever made his first NFL start in an international game. Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland’s ninth quarterback since 2022, certainly wasn’t overwhelmed when he took the field against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He threw two touchdown passes but the Vikings went home with the 21-17 victory after Carson Wentz found Jordan Addison for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left.
WORDS: 719 – MOVED: 10/05/2025 10:23 a.m. CDT
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MISSOURI
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FBN–Functional Jaguars
No more dysfunction? Surprising Jaguars seem aligned for the first time in a decade, and it shows
SUMMARY: Jacksonville’s recent failures are fueling their current success. The Jaguars are 3-1 and seem truly aligned for the first time in a decade. No hidden agendas. No throwing each other under the bus. No one angling for more credit or leverage with ownership. It’s the kind of unified direction that has made Jacksonville one of the NFL’s biggest surprises over the first month of the season. The Jaguars have a chance to showcase their growth on a national stage when they host three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City on “Monday Night Football.”
WORDS: 854 – MOVED: 10/05/2025 1:05 p.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA
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FBC–T25-College Football Poll
No. 2 Miami jumps Oregon in AP Top 25, Penn State and Texas fall out of poll
SUMMARY: Miami has moved to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll. Texas Tech has achieved its highest ranking since 2008. Meanwhile, Penn State and Texas have dropped out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022. Ohio State remains No. 1 but received fewer first-place votes. Miami jumped ahead of Oregon after defeating Florida State. Texas Tech cracked the top 10 after beating Houston. Penn State and Texas both fell out of the rankings after losses. This marks the first time since 1986 that two top-10 teams have exited the poll in the same week.
WORDS: 940 – MOVED: 10/05/2025 1:01 p.m. CDT
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