Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKC–T25-BYU-IOWA STATE
DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 10 Iowa State hosts No. 23 BYU in the home finale at Hilton Coliseum. By Pavle Markovic. 300 words, photos. Game starts 9 p.m.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 8:00 p.m. CST, Text
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US NUDIFICATION APPS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota is considering a new strategy for cracking down “nudification” technology. A bill that has bipartisan support would target companies that run websites and apps allowing people to upload a photo that then would be transformed into explicit images or videos. States across the country are considering strategies for regulating AI, and most have banned the dissemination of sexually explicit “deepfakes” or “revenge porn” whether they were produced with AI or not. The idea behind the new Minnesota legislation is to prevent the material from being created in the first place — before it spreads online. By Steve Karnowski. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 12:00 p.m. CST, Photo, Text
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKN–76ERS-TIMBERWOLVES
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — The Philadelphia 76ers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves. By Brian Hall. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 7:00 p.m. CST, Photo, Text
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HKN–WILD-KRAKEN
DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the Seattle Kraken. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 9:00 p.m. CST, Text
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKC–SAINT LOUIS-DAYTON
DESCRIPTION: Saint Louis plays Dayton at UD Arena. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 6:00 p.m. CST, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SEVERE WEATHER
Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
SUMMARY: Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday. That’s expected to happen just as huge parades in New Orleans and other cities are set to kick off annual Mardis Gras celebrations. The storms will also be one of the first big tests for meteorologists at the National Weather Service after hundreds of forecasters were fired under President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the size of the federal government. The New Orleans area is bracing for strong storms, though Fat Tuesday parades remained scheduled in the city. However, officials canceled planned Mardi Gras Day parades in a large nearby suburb due to the storm threat.
WORDS: 938 – MOVED: 03/03/2025 6:01 p.m. CST
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:4621123690ea15aca03d974c3d0f15a1&mediaType=text
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NEBRASKA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKC–CREIGHTON-SETON HALL
DESCRIPTION: Creighton plays Seton Hall at Prudential Center. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 6:00 p.m. CST, Text
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BKC–NEBRASKA-OHIO STATE
DESCRIPTION: Nebraska plays Ohio State at Value City Arena. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 8:00 p.m. CST, Text
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US FARGO VOTING BAN
DESCRIPTION: When Fargo voters approved a unique voting system in 2018, their goal was to elect candidates with broader support to lead North Dakota’s largest city. It worked — maybe too well. Now the state Legislature is moving to ban the system, with one lawmaker saying it elects “vanilla” candidates rather than the “principled” leaders he thinks Fargo residents deserve.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 10:00 a.m. CST, Photo, Text
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKC–TEMPLE-TULSA
DESCRIPTION: Temple plays Tulsa at Donald W. Reynolds Center. UPCOMING: 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 03/04/2025 7:00 p.m. CST, Text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SEVERE WEATHER
Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
SUMMARY: Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday. That’s expected to happen just as huge parades in New Orleans and other cities are set to kick off annual Mardis Gras celebrations. The storms will also be one of the first big tests for meteorologists at the National Weather Service after hundreds of forecasters were fired under President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the size of the federal government. The New Orleans area is bracing for strong storms, though Fat Tuesday parades remained scheduled in the city. However, officials canceled planned Mardi Gras Day parades in a large nearby suburb due to the storm threat.
WORDS: 938 – MOVED: 03/03/2025 6:01 p.m. CST
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:4621123690ea15aca03d974c3d0f15a1&mediaType=text
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US–OKLAHOMA EXECUTION-CUSTODY FIGHT
A federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma to be put to death
SUMMARY: A former federal prison inmate is now in Oklahoma custody as the state seeks to execute him for a 1999 killing in Tulsa. Federal officials transferred 60-year-old George John Hanson to state custody over the weekend. The move by U.S. Bureau of Prisons officials follows through on President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order to more actively support the death penalty. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond had sought Hanson’s transfer earlier this year, and Trump’s new Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered his transfer last month. Drummond says his office is expected to request an execution date for Hanson later this year.
WORDS: 260 – MOVED: 03/03/2025 12:56 p.m. CST
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