Week 1 High School Football Final Scores
ST. JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — High school football season is here! Here are all the matchups in our viewing area for week 1.
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Kehoe calls special session on redistricting after White House lobbying
Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he will call a special session on redistricting and initiative petition reform.
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Active shooter hoaxes put colleges across the country on edge
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Several college campuses in the region and across the United States are off to a nerve-wracking start of the school year.
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8 injured in bus accident on I-29 Friday evening
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A bus containing 29 kids from a religious school in Westwood, Kansas, flipped over at the 35.2-mile marker on Interstate 29, injuring eight kids on board.
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Sunblock, charcoal … and Powerball? Holiday weekend lottery drawing worth $1 billion
By ED WHITE and KENDRIA LAFLEUR Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — This could buy a lot of Labor Day weekend sunblock: Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, the sixth-largest prize in the game’s history. Powerball, which costs $2 per ticket, is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the
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Police Department rescues kitten from storm drain, names her Stormy
By Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story BURLESON, Texas (KTVT) — The Burleson Police Department has a new addition to the team. BPD said its victim assistance coordinator heard “the tiniest meow” from a drain near the police station on Thursday and ended up saving a kitten. The police department said that
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An unusual quartz-tipped tool killed a man 12,000 years ago. Scientists are puzzling over who wielded it
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A well-preserved human skeleton that scientists recently excavated in Vietnam dates back about 12,000 years ago to the Ice Age and contains the oldest human mitochondrial DNA found in the region. It belonged to a man who died when he was around 35 years old after being pierced in
Continue ReadingGreat Plains News Digest
To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2026-Iowa-Senate Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Joni
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Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026
By SEUNG MIN KIM, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects
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Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026
By SEUNG MIN KIM, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects
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A Broadway show asks a white actor to replace an Asian one. The backlash was swift
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway rom-com “Maybe Happy Ending” isn’t in a very happy place these days. A casting controversy threatens to dampen the show’s post-Tony Award-winning glow. The strife began when producers of the South Korea-based musical chose to cast Andrew Barth Feldman as the male lead
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Texas governor signs new voting map pushed by Trump to gain 5 GOP seats in Congress in 2026
By JIM VERTUNO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to a slim GOP
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A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice won’t run again, creating an open seat
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Friday that she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that’s controlled 4-3 by liberals. Justice Rebecca Bradley’s decision not to run for a second full term comes after conservative
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US announces it will deny visa to Palestinian Authority president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is denying a visa to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for next month’s UN General Assembly – a significant and controverisal move ahead of the global summit where multiple countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state. The State Department announced Friday it is “denying and
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South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race’s first ad
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is playing up her connection to President Donald Trump in the first TV campaign ad of a hotly contested gubernatorial race, highlighting the Republican candidates’ heated pursuit of the president’s backing in a state where his support remains high. Evette
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St. Joseph proposes new regulations for keeping chickens on private property
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City officials are preparing revised regulations that would loosen restrictions for keeping chickens and fowl on private property.
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, where the groups previously have been represented. The State Department said in a statement
Continue ReadingGreat Plains Lookahead Digest
By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–WHITE SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to third term, sources tell CNN
By Jeff Zeleny, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has decided not to seek reelection to a third term, two people familiar with the decision say, and is poised to make an announcement next week. Ernst, 55, has been wrestling with the decision for months, but began telling friends in recent
Continue ReadingUS Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026, AP sources say
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — US Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026, AP sources say.
Continue ReadingUS Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026, AP sources say
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — US Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026, AP sources say.
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Texas Gov. Abbott signs new Republican-friendly US House map
By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a Republican-friendly redistricting bill approved by the state legislature, finalizing a new congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” the governor wrote on X. “This map
Continue ReadingTexas governor signs into law redrawn voting map pushed by Trump that gives GOP five more winnable congressional seats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas governor signs into law redrawn voting map pushed by Trump that gives GOP five more winnable congressional seats.
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Judge wants to hear more about Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s challenge to Trump’s effort to fire her before ruling
By Devan Cole, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — An emergency court hearing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ended with no immediate ruling from the judge overseeing the high-stakes legal battle. US District Judge Jia Cobb spent more than two hours Friday morning hearing arguments over Cook’s request to
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What is E-Verify, which is used to vet employment eligibility? A look at the system by the numbers
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — Some U.S. businesses verify applicants’ eligibility to work using an online government system called E-Verify. When individuals present their documents showing they’re authorized to work, employers can check the validity of that information by using the free tool to compare it with records available
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Japan accelerates missile deployment amid rising regional tensions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan plans to deploy its domestically developed long-range missiles a year earlier than planned, the Defense Ministry announced Friday, as the country steps up efforts to strengthen its strike-back capability in response to rising challenges in the region. Under the new schedule, a first batch of the
Continue ReadingSwastikas still linger on some flags in Finland’s air force, but are on the way out
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history of the Finnish air force’s use of the swastika, which since the 20th
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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on concerns about gymnastics coach before arrest in sex abuse case
By RYAN J. FOLEY and EDDIE PELLS Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Years before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after allegations he abused girls he coached, warning signs about Sean Gardner were coming from several sources — yet authorities didn’t stop him from coaching. A former boss said she brought concerns about
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SJFD awarded grant for new fire training facility
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Fire Department received a Military Community Reinvestment Grant aimed at assisting communities that provide support to military programs and bases.
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Clarios leadership makes key stop in St. Joseph as company plans $6 billion to boost manufacturing in U.S.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One of St. Joseph’s top employers and a global leader in battery production is engaging key cities and potential sites for development as it prepares to invest billions to advance energy manufacturing in the U.S.
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