Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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ROAD DIETS
DESCRIPTION: A long-embraced strategy for improving safety on local roads has been to remove lanes in an effort to slow down drivers. But now President Donald Trump’s administration is saying not so fast for these so-called “road diets.”
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 12:01 a.m. CDT, Text, DigitalPlans, Photo
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FBO–WOMEN’S FLAG FOOTBALL
DESCRIPTION: ROSEVILLE, Minn. — With flag football on the Olympics lineup in Los Angeles in 2028 and heavy backing from the NFL to grow this brand of the game, there’s been a surge of interest by collegiate women in joining a team. By Dave Campbell. 600 words.
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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HKN–FACEOFF
DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Three series head to the second game of the first round of the NHL playoffs. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos, by 7 p.m. EDT
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 6:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – NEWS
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ROAD DIETS
DESCRIPTION: A long-embraced strategy for improving safety on local roads has been to remove lanes in an effort to slow down drivers. But now President Donald Trump’s administration is saying not so fast for these so-called “road diets.”
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 12:01 a.m. CDT, Text, DigitalPlans, Photo
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–CARDINALS-BRAVES
DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Atlanta at Truist Park. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 6:15 p.m. CDT, Text
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HKN–BLUES-JETS
DESCRIPTION: WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The St. Louis Blues play Winnipeg in the second game of their first-round playoff series. Game starts 6:30 p.m. Central. 450 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 9:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SEVERE WEATHER-OKLAHOMA
Tornado-producing storm deals deadly weather to Oklahoma and Texas
SUMMARY: A slow-moving, active storm system has brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead. Severe weather warnings lingered into Easter Sunday across parts of the south-central and Midwest U.S. Police in Moore, Oklahoma, say high waters stranded two cars Saturday evening, and one car was swept away under a bridge. Police say they were able to rescue some people, but a woman and 12-year-old boy were found dead. Officials in Hughes County say the storm killed one person after a tornado touched down in Spaulding, Oklahoma. Large swaths of Oklahoma remain under a National Weather Service flood watch through Sunday, along with parts of Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois.
WORDS: 700 – MOVED: 04/20/2025 5:53 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:40b64f26f878c37fb5eccb9ff118c35f&mediaType=text
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NORTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MARIJUANA HOLIDAY-ORIGIN STORY
Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here’s what to know
SUMMARY: Marijuana culture’s high holiday known as 4/20 falls this year on Easter, as well as the last day of Passover. That means cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways, including an Easter nug hunt in Los Angeles, kosher-style THC gummies in New York and a blaze and praise drag brunch in Portland, Oregon. Some 300 people are expected to partake in the Easter nug scavenger hunt this weekend, aided by a mobile app leading them through participating dispensaries, trivia challenges and so-called stoner activities. The origin of the term 4/20 dates to the 1970s and a group of bell-bottomed buddies at a high school north of San Francisco who called themselves the Waldos.
WORDS: 1141 – MOVED: 04/20/2025 5:34 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:cb03d644627c9fdde04ca9e3a3a619f2&mediaType=text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–SEVERE WEATHER-OKLAHOMA
Tornado-producing storm deals deadly weather to Oklahoma and Texas
SUMMARY: A slow-moving, active storm system has brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead. Severe weather warnings lingered into Easter Sunday across parts of the south-central and Midwest U.S. Police in Moore, Oklahoma, say high waters stranded two cars Saturday evening, and one car was swept away under a bridge. Police say they were able to rescue some people, but a woman and 12-year-old boy were found dead. Officials in Hughes County say the storm killed one person after a tornado touched down in Spaulding, Oklahoma. Large swaths of Oklahoma remain under a National Weather Service flood watch through Sunday, along with parts of Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois.
WORDS: 700 – MOVED: 04/20/2025 5:53 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:40b64f26f878c37fb5eccb9ff118c35f&mediaType=text
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SOUTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FBO–WOMEN’S FLAG FOOTBALL
DESCRIPTION: ROSEVILLE, Minn. — With flag football on the Olympics lineup in Los Angeles in 2028 and heavy backing from the NFL to grow this brand of the game, there’s been a surge of interest by collegiate women in joining a team. By Dave Campbell. 600 words.
UPCOMING: By 04/21/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MARIJUANA HOLIDAY-ORIGIN STORY
Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here’s what to know
SUMMARY: Marijuana culture’s high holiday known as 4/20 falls this year on Easter, as well as the last day of Passover. That means cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways, including an Easter nug hunt in Los Angeles, kosher-style THC gummies in New York and a blaze and praise drag brunch in Portland, Oregon. Some 300 people are expected to partake in the Easter nug scavenger hunt this weekend, aided by a mobile app leading them through participating dispensaries, trivia challenges and so-called stoner activities. The origin of the term 4/20 dates to the 1970s and a group of bell-bottomed buddies at a high school north of San Francisco who called themselves the Waldos.
WORDS: 1141 – MOVED: 04/20/2025 5:34 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:cb03d644627c9fdde04ca9e3a3a619f2&mediaType=text
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