Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–IMMIGRATION-ARRESTS-IOWA SHERIFF
Awaiting Trump’s ‘sanctuary’ list, a sheriff who rejected pact with ICE warns of possible shaming
SUMMARY: An Iowa sheriff is warning his county may be publicly shamed by the Trump administration for insufficiently backing the president’s immigration agenda. Dubuque County Sheriff Joe Kennedy says he is “more than happy” to help but he doesn’t want to get stuck paying for immigration enforcement and he wants to retain enough jail space for other responsibilities. President Donald Trump ordered a list by May 28 of “sanctuary” jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities but didn’t elaborate on the criteria. Kennedy has made clear that his reluctance to enforce immigration law is not about politics.
WORDS: 787 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 4:09 p.m. CDT
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KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–KANSAS TROOPER’S KILLING-PAROLE
Kansas’ parole board has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a trooper’s 1978 murder
SUMMARY: The parole board in Kansas has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a state Highway Patrol trooper’s 1978 murder after criticism prompted the governor to call on the board to reconsider. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday applauded the Prisoner Review Board’s reversal in Jimmie Nelms’ case, and top Republican officials said they were relieved or grateful that criticism appeared to change the board’s mind. The Kansas Department of Corrections announced the reversal Thursday but did not disclose the board’s reasons. Nelms is 78 and serving two life sentences for the aggravated kidnapping and murder of Trooper Conroy O’Brien following a traffic stop on the Kansas Turnpike.
WORDS: 726 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 3:12 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–GUARDIANS-TWINS-GAME 1
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Cleveland plays Minnesota at Target Field in the resumption of a game suspended on Monday and postponed on Tuesday. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 05/21/2025 12:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–GUARDIANS-TWINS-GAME 2
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins finish a rain-altered series at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 05/21/2025 3:40 p.m. CDT, Text
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FBN–NFL OWNERS MEETINGS
DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — NFL owners are expected to consider a ban proposed by the Green Bay Packers on the signature Philadelphia Eagles quarterback sneak dubbed the “Tush Push” as well as a seeding rule change for the playoffs. By Pro Football Writer Dave Campbell. 700 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 05/21/2025 5:30 p.m. CDT, Text
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BKL–WINGS-LYNX
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Dallas Wings visit the Minnesota Lynx as No. 1 overall draft pick Paige Bueckers returns to her hometown. By Dave Campbell. 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 05/21/2025 7:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TAKE IT DOWN-EXPLAINER
President Trump signs Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has signed the Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online. The bill, supported by First Lady Melania Trump, was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, in 2018. It passed in the Senate in February and the House in April. Critics say the bill is too broad and could lead to censorship and First Amendment issues.
WORDS: 896 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 3:08 p.m. CDT
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US–TRUMP-WILDFIRES
Trump plans to merge wildland firefighting efforts into one agency, but ex-officials warn of chaos
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency. Some former federal officials warn the change could sow chaos and increase the risk of catastrophic blazes with fire season already underway. Trump’s budget would centralize firefighting efforts now split among five agencies into a single Federal Wildland Fire Service under the U.S. Interior Department. The Trump administration in its first months sharply reduced the ranks of firefighters through layoffs and retirement offers. The personnel declines and reshuffling of agencies come as global makes fires more severe and destructive.
WORDS: 896 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 3:08 p.m. CDT
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–TIGERS-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS — Detroit plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. By David Solomon. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts 12:15 p.m. CDT.
UPCOMING: By 05/21/2025 12:15 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–ROYALS-GIANTS
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays San Francisco at Oracle Park. By Gideon Rubin. 300 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 05/21/2025 2:45 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MISSISSIPPI-WAITING ON FEMA
While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance
SUMMARY: Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornadoes ripped through the state. The delays offer a glimpse into what could be in store for communities around the country as the summer storm season arrives and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is mired in turmoil. And hurricane season is just around the corner. The emergency management director in one of the state’s hardest-hit counties says debris-removal operations have ground to a halt, and people who lost their homes aren’t getting the help they need.
WORDS: 1101 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 6:19 p.m. CDT
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US–BUS CRASH-ILLINOIS
Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash, regulators say
SUMMARY: Federal regulators have ruled that a lack of overnight parking for long-haul truckers contributed to a deadly 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three of the bus passengers. The National Traffic Safety Board said in a report Wednesday that other key contributors were bus-driver fatigue, Greyhound’s insufficient oversight and more. The bus was headed west on Interstate 70 east of St. Louis about 2 a.m. on July 12, 2023. It exited onto a rest-area ramp and sideswiped three semitrailers. None of the truck drivers was hurt. The bus driver and 11 passengers were injured.
WORDS: 393 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 5:36 p.m. CDT
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US-KIT BOND-MEMORIAL
Four-term US Sen. Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders
SUMMARY: Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who was Missouri’s youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from St. Louis, where he died last week at the age of 86, to the Missouri State Capitol. Hundreds attended his memorial service Tuesday. John Ashcroft, who was a governor, senator and attorney general under President George W. Bush, said Bond was a “person of both individual and governmental integrity.” He also helped secured federal money for big and small projects in Missouri.
WORDS: 503 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 2:25 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: Eighteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 10 other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025. Matthew Lee Johnson was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Texas, and Benjamin Ritchie was put to death by the same method earlier in the day in Indiana. An execution is scheduled Thursday in Tennessee. Other states with scheduled executions this year are Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, though Ohio’s governor has been routinely postponing the actions as their dates near.
WORDS: 1088 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 7:03 p.m. CDT
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US–CONGRESS-TAX CUTS
Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has implored House Republicans on Capitol Hill to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill. He spoke privately for at least an hour trying to unite House Republicans on the multitrillion-dollar package that is at risk of collapsing before planned votes this week. Trump was upbeat afterward, saying there was “unity.” But negotiations are slogging along. It’s not at all clear the package, with its sweeping tax breaks and cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs, has the support needed. With all Democrats opposed, the Republicans can handle only a few defections from their slim House majority.
WORDS: 1122 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 6:18 p.m. CDT
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US–KANSAS TROOPER’S KILLING-PAROLE
Kansas’ parole board has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a trooper’s 1978 murder
SUMMARY: The parole board in Kansas has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a state Highway Patrol trooper’s 1978 murder after criticism prompted the governor to call on the board to reconsider. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday applauded the Prisoner Review Board’s reversal in Jimmie Nelms’ case, and top Republican officials said they were relieved or grateful that criticism appeared to change the board’s mind. The Kansas Department of Corrections announced the reversal Thursday but did not disclose the board’s reasons. Nelms is 78 and serving two life sentences for the aggravated kidnapping and murder of Trooper Conroy O’Brien following a traffic stop on the Kansas Turnpike.
WORDS: 726 – MOVED: 05/20/2025 3:12 p.m. CDT
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