Great Plains News Digest
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IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FBC–BIG 12-SPRING WRAP
DESCRIPTION: Rich Rodriguez and Scott Frost are new to the Big 12 Conference, not the schools that brought them back in hopes of rekindling the kind of success they had in the past. Rodriguez at West Virginia and Frost at UCF are the only new coaches in the 16-team Big 12, and have now been through their first springs since reuniting with their old schools. By Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING. 700 words, photos. With FBC-Big 12-Spring Wrap-Players To Watch.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FBC–BIG 12-SPRING WRAP
DESCRIPTION: Rich Rodriguez and Scott Frost are new to the Big 12 Conference, not the schools that brought them back in hopes of rekindling the kind of success they had in the past. Rodriguez at West Virginia and Frost at UCF are the only new coaches in the 16-team Big 12, and have now been through their first springs since reuniting with their old schools. By Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING. 700 words, photos. With FBC-Big 12-Spring Wrap-Players To Watch.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–ELECTION 2026-MINNESOTA-CONGRESS
US Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota joins the race for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat
SUMMARY: U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is the latest Minnesota Democrat to enter an increasingly competitive race for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Tina Smith. In her launch video unveiled Tuesday, Craig vows to “break through the chaos.” She says she’ll fight back against “a president trampling our rights and freedoms as he profits for personal gain, and a cowardly Republican Party rolling over and letting it all happen.” Craig is entering the Senate race after holding recent town hall meetings in all four congressional districts held by Minnesota Republicans. Smith announced in February that she wouldn’t run again.
WORDS: 435 – MOVED: 04/29/2025 4:57 a.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–TWINS-GUARDIANS
DESCRIPTION: CLEVELAND — Chris Paddock looks for his first win of the year as the Minnesota Twins look to extend their four-game winning streak against the Cleveland Guardians. Tanner Bibee goes for Cleveland, which has dropped its last three. By Joe Reedy. 300 words, photos. Game starts at 6:10 p.m. ET
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 5:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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HKN–WILD-GOLDEN KNIGHTS
DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — The Minnesota Wild visit the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The series is 2-2. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos. Game begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 10:59 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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HKN–FACEOFF
DESCRIPTION: It’s another potential elimination night in the NHL, with Washington one win from closing out Montreal and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida on the verge of knocking out the cross-state rival Tampa Bay for a second consecutive year. One series that looked on paper to be lopsided turns out to be nothing of the sort, with Western Conference top-seeded Winnipeg and St. Louis are tied at two games apiece going into Game 5. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–CARDINALS-REDS
DESCRIPTION: CINCINNATI — Brady Singer looks to become the first Cincinnati pitcher in nine years to win his first five starts with the club as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds have won five straight. By Jeff Wallner. 300 words, photos. Game starts at 6:40 p.m. ET
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 5:40 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–ROYALS-RAYS
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays Tampa Bay at George M. Steinbrenner Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 6:05 p.m. CDT, Text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–PUBLIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOL-SUPREME COURT
Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide
SUMMARY: The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.” The Supreme Court could well approve. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be the nation’s first religious charter school. A ruling from the high court allowing public money to flow directly to a religious school almost certainly would lead to others. Opponents warn it would blur the separation between church and state, sap money from public schools and possibly upend the rules governing charter schools in almost every state. The court hears arguments Wednesday in one of the term’s most closely watched cases.
WORDS: 1086 – MOVED: 04/29/2025 7:10 a.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of ongoing measles outbreaks across the U.S., with case-count updates in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 3:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FBC–BIG 12-SPRING WRAP
DESCRIPTION: Rich Rodriguez and Scott Frost are new to the Big 12 Conference, not the schools that brought them back in hopes of rekindling the kind of success they had in the past. Rodriguez at West Virginia and Frost at UCF are the only new coaches in the 16-team Big 12, and have now been through their first springs since reuniting with their old schools. By Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING. 700 words, photos. With FBC-Big 12-Spring Wrap-Players To Watch.
UPCOMING: By 04/29/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–HEGSETH-ENDS TRUMP PROGRAM
Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump had signed into law
SUMMARY: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is boasting on “X” that he had dismantled a program supporting women on security teams — and may not have realized the program he just tried to break was not a “woke” Biden-era initiative but instead a celebrated program signed into law by his boss President Donald Trump. Hegseth in a agitated tweet Tuesday called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense “a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.” But the legislation was actually endorsed by Trump, was heralded by Trump family members and is supported by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine. A spokeswoman for Hegseth did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
WORDS: 690 – MOVED: 04/29/2025 12:43 p.m. CDT
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