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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION 2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Surprise open governor’s seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION 2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Surprise open governor’s seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats SUMMARY:

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION 2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Surprise open governor’s seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats SUMMARY:

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10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order

By JOSH FUNK and HAYA PANJWANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including handwritten notes by the gunman, who said the Democratic presidential candidate “must be disposed of” and acknowledged an obsession with killing him. Many of the

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Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation. More than five dozen judges handling lawsuits against the Trump administration are receiving “enhanced online security screening” that typically includes scrubbing

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Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two-month dispute between the global news agency and administration officials

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Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two-month dispute between the global news agency and administration officials

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Fishers celebrate Trump’s seafood order while conservation groups fear overfishing

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations who said they fear cutting regulations will harm fish populations that have already dwindled in some areas of the oceans. The order represents

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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The 4-3 ruling from the liberal-controlled court affirms the partial veto power

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Sports on TV for April 19 – 20

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, April 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Sydney AUTO RACING 9:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi

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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The 4-3 ruling from the liberal-controlled court affirms the partial veto power

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Sports on TV for April 19 – 20

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, April 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Sydney AUTO RACING 9:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi

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NBA Daily Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Milwaukee at Indiana, 1 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at New York, 6 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20 Orlando at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 21 Detroit at New York,

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NBA Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York vs. Detroit Saturday, April 19: Detroit at New York, 6 p.m. Monday, April 21: Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24: New York at Detroit, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 27: New York at Detroit, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 29: Detroit at

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NHL Daily Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 St. Louis at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20 New Jersey at Carolina, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Vegas, 10 p.m. Monday, April 21 Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

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NHL Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay vs. Florida Tuesday, April 22: Florida at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24: Florida at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay at Florida, 1 p.m. Monday, April 28: Tampa Bay at Florida, TBA x-Wednesday, April 30: Florida at Tampa

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Sports on TV for April 21 – 27

By The Associated Press Adv19-20 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, April 21 COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. SECN — Kentucky at South Carolina MARATHON 9 a.m. ESPN2 — The Boston Marathon: From Boston MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — San Diego at Detroit NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. TNT — Eastern Conference

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