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MINNESOTA
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US–Election 2025-Mayor-Minneapolis
Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist’s challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor
SUMMARY: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term, defeating challenger Omar Fateh in the city’s ranked-choice voting election. Frey, a mainstream Democrat, led Fateh, a democratic socialist, by about 10 percentage points after the first round of counting. The election featured 15 candidates, with Fateh, the Rev. DeWayne Davis, and businessman Jazz Hampton forming an alliance to challenge Frey. In neighboring St. Paul, Democratic state Rep. Kaohly Her defeated incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter, and will become the first woman and Hmong American mayor of the city. Minneapolis set a record for the most votes cast in a municipal election.
WORDS: 621 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 11:42 a.m. CST
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MISSOURI
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US–Rockettes At 100
High-kicking Radio City Rockettes mark 100 years with Christmas Spectacular
SUMMARY: A high-kicking staple of the New York City holiday season is marking a century of wowing crowds: the iconic Radio City Rockettes are turning 100. The famed dance troupe is opening its annual Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan starting Nov. 6. The show dates to 1933 but the troupe itself traces its roots to the founding of the “Missouri Rockets” in St. Louis in 1925. The dance troupe was eventually moved to New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Over the decades, they’ve become a cultural touchstone in New York and nationally.
WORDS: 919 – MOVED: 11/06/2025 5:08 a.m. CST
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OKLAHOMA
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US–Oklahoma Execution-Wood
Divided Oklahoma board recommends clemency for man scheduled for lethal injection
SUMMARY: An Oklahoma board is recommending that the governor spare the life of a man scheduled to be executed next week. The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to recommend clemency for 46-year-old Tremane Wood. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt will now consider whether to commute Wood’s death sentence to life in prison without parole. Stitt has only granted clemency once during his time in office and rejected it four other times. Wood was convicted and sentenced to die for the stabbing death of Ronnie Wipf during a botched robbery in 2001 at an Oklahoma City hotel. Wood’s attorneys claim his brother was the actual killer.
WORDS: 430 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 1:16 p.m. CST
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US–Indigenous Boarding Schools
The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
SUMMARY: The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania resulted in the remains of 17 students being repatriated to their families and tribes, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Most details about the lives they lived are lost to history, but records offer glimpses into their experiences at Carlisle. That’s where 7,800 students from 100 tribes were sent as the U.S. government systematically and violently evicted Native Americans from their lands to seize them for white settlers. Several hundred people attended reburials in October, including relatives who shared family memories of their loved ones.
WORDS: 1450 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 11:02 p.m. CST
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SPORTS
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IOWA
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FBC–Big 12 This Week
Big 12 has first top-10 matchup since ’21 when No. 8 BYU goes to No. 9 Texas Tech
SUMMARY: Eighth-ranked BYU is going to ninth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday for the Big 12’s first conference game matching top 10 teams since 2021. The 8-0 Cougars are the league’s only undefeated team, and are trying to get to 9-0 for the second year in a row. Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008, and at 8-1 has its best start since winning its first 10 games that season. Six Big 12 teams have open dates this week. Houston will try to bounce back from its first conference loss when playing Friday night at UCF.
WORDS: 617 – MOVED: 11/06/2025 12:36 a.m. CST
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KANSAS
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FBC–Big 12 This Week
Big 12 has first top-10 matchup since ’21 when No. 8 BYU goes to No. 9 Texas Tech
SUMMARY: Eighth-ranked BYU is going to ninth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday for the Big 12’s first conference game matching top 10 teams since 2021. The 8-0 Cougars are the league’s only undefeated team, and are trying to get to 9-0 for the second year in a row. Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008, and at 8-1 has its best start since winning its first 10 games that season. Six Big 12 teams have open dates this week. Houston will try to bounce back from its first conference loss when playing Friday night at UCF.
WORDS: 617 – MOVED: 11/06/2025 12:36 a.m. CST
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MINNESOTA
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BKN–Timberwolves-Knicks
Anunoby and Brunson help Knicks rout Timberwolves 137-114 in Anthony Edwards’ return from injury
SUMMARY: OG Anunoby scored 25 points and the New York Knicks spoiled Anthony Edwards’ return to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lineup with a 137-114 victory. Jalen Brunson had 23 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Knicks, who controlled the second half and improved to 5-0 at Madison Square Garden. Edwards scored 15 points in 29 minutes after missing four games with a strained right hamstring. The Wolves were outscored by 25 points when he was in the game. The Knicks outworked the Timberwolves, turning 21 offensive rebounds into 31 second-chance points, and outscored them 83-56 after trailing by four at halftime.
WORDS: 358 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 9:10 p.m. CST
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BKN–Timberwolves-Edwards
Anthony Edwards returns after 4-game absence with hamstring injury but Wolves routed by Knicks
SUMMARY: Anthony Edwards returned to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lineup against the Knicks after missing four games with a strained right hamstring. He was expecting a strong performance, but the Knicks routed the Timberwolves 137-114. Edwards finished with 15 points in 29 minutes. The All-Star guard was hurt three minutes into the Wolves’ home opener against Indiana on Oct. 26, their third game of the season. The team announced Monday that he had been cleared for full contact activities on the court and coach Chris Finch said before the game they decided he was ready to go after Edwards looked like normal in recent workouts.
WORDS: 399 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 5:27 p.m. CST
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HKW–PWHL–Expansion-Nicknames
PWHL unveils expansion team nicknames: Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes
SUMMARY: Get ready for a women’s pro hockey Torrent in Seattle and the Goldeneyes in Vancouver, as the PWHL unveiled logos and nicknames for its two expansion franchises. The designs and names were chosen to reflect each of the two Pacific Northwest markets. And the process that began in April at about the same time the professional women’s league announced it was expanding from six to eight teams for its third season, which opens on Nov. 21. The Torrent nickname and S-shaped logo draws from Washington’s powerful rivers and cascading waterways. The Goldeneyes nickname was inspired by the duck — featuring a distinct golden eye — common to northern climates, including Vancouver.
WORDS: 622 – MOVED: 11/06/2025 11:49 a.m. CST
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MISSOURI
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BBO–Royals-Perez
Salvador Perez agrees to $25 million, 2-year contract to remain with the Royals
SUMMARY: Veteran catcher Salvador Perez will remain with the Kansas City Royals rather than become a free agent, agreeing to a $25 million, two-year contract that won’t be fully paid until 2034. Perez’s deal includes $23 million in new money because it specifies he will not be paid the $2 million buyout of the $13.5 million club option for 2026 in his previous $82 million, four-year contract. A nine-time All-Star, the 36-year-old gets a $7 million signing bonus payable in five $1.4 million installments each May 10 from 2030-34 and salaries of $9 million in both 2026 and 2027, with $2.5 million a year deferred.
WORDS: 313 – MOVED: 11/04/2025 7:27 p.m. CST
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HKN–Blues-Capitals
Ovechkin scores No. 900 as Capitals defeat Blues 6-1
SUMMARY: Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday night. Ovechkin’s 900th goal came 2:39 into the the second period, when he caught Jakob Chychrun’s rebound off the boards and backhanded it past Jordan Binnington. Anthony Beauvillier and Tom Wilson each scored twice, John Carlson also scored and Jakob Chychrun had three assists for Washington, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Alexey Toropchenko had the lone goal for the Blues, who have lost eight of their last nine.
WORDS: 319 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 9:17 p.m. CST
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HKN–Capitals-Ovechkin’s 900th
Alex Ovechkin scores his 900th NHL goal with the Washington Capitals
SUMMARY: The NHL now has a 900-goal club. Charter member: Alex Ovechkin, of course. The Washington star pushed his record total to a new level Wednesday night, scoring against the St. Louis Blues to reach 900. The milestone came 2:39 into the second period. Ovechkin was lurking in the offensive zone and was at the bottom of the right circle when he backhanded Jakob Chychrun’s rebound past a sliding Jordan Binnington, who wasn’t able to recover in time. The bench cleared to celebrate the 40-year-old’s accomplishment, while Binnington tucked the milestone puck into his pants.
WORDS: 574 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 7:41 p.m. CST
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NEBRASKA
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BKC–T25-South Dakota-Creighton
Owen Freeman scores 19 points to lead No. 23 Creighton in 92-76 win over South Dakota
SUMMARY: Owen Freeman scored 19 points to lead No. 23 Creighton to a 92-76 victory over South Dakota. The game marked Greg McDermott’s 500th win as a Division I head coach. Freeman shot 9 of 11 from the field. Four other Creighton players also scored in double figures. The Bluejays outscored South Dakota 27-14 over the last 10 minutes of the first half. Isaac Bruns had 16 points for South Dakota. Creighton next visits No. 21 Gonzaga on Tuesday.
WORDS: 354 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 9:13 p.m. CST
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OKLAHOMA
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BKN–Thunder-Trail Blazers
Avdija and Trail Blazers rally from 22 down to hand Thunder their first loss, 121-119
SUMMARY: Deni Avdija had 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 22-point deficit in a 121-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jrue Holiday added 22 points, including two clutch free throws that put Portland ahead 121-118 with six seconds left. Jerami Grant scored 20 off the bench as the Blazers handed the defending NBA champions their first loss of the season. With the Thunder trailing by three, Isaiah Joe was fouled on a jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining. After a replay review showed Joe’s toe was on the 3-point line, he made his first free throw but missed the second on purpose. Oklahoma City came up empty on a last-second tip-in attempt. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points.
WORDS: 391 – MOVED: 11/06/2025 12:20 a.m. CST
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FBC–Big 12 This Week
Big 12 has first top-10 matchup since ’21 when No. 8 BYU goes to No. 9 Texas Tech
SUMMARY: Eighth-ranked BYU is going to ninth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday for the Big 12’s first conference game matching top 10 teams since 2021. The 8-0 Cougars are the league’s only undefeated team, and are trying to get to 9-0 for the second year in a row. Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008, and at 8-1 has its best start since winning its first 10 games that season. Six Big 12 teams have open dates this week. Houston will try to bounce back from its first conference loss when playing Friday night at UCF.
WORDS: 617 – MOVED: 11/06/2025 12:36 a.m. CST
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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BKC–T25-South Dakota-Creighton
Owen Freeman scores 19 points to lead No. 23 Creighton in 92-76 win over South Dakota
SUMMARY: Owen Freeman scored 19 points to lead No. 23 Creighton to a 92-76 victory over South Dakota. The game marked Greg McDermott’s 500th win as a Division I head coach. Freeman shot 9 of 11 from the field. Four other Creighton players also scored in double figures. The Bluejays outscored South Dakota 27-14 over the last 10 minutes of the first half. Isaac Bruns had 16 points for South Dakota. Creighton next visits No. 21 Gonzaga on Tuesday.
WORDS: 354 – MOVED: 11/05/2025 9:13 p.m. CST
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