Great Plains Lookahead Digest
AP News Digest – Great Plains
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IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TOWN HALL-GRASSLEY
Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated questions
SUMMARY: Iowans attending a forum hosted by Sen. Chuck Grassley started to turn on each other as the lawmaker faced heated questions about President Donald Trump’s first months in office. The room of about 100 people in north-central Worth County near the Minnesota border was largely critical of the administration. They peppered Grassley with questions about mass deportations, including Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s, cuts to the federal workforce and tariffs. But the deep-seated political rifts running through even the smallest U.S. communities became clear when one woman used her turn to apologize to Grassley for “all the grief you’ve gotten this morning,” prompting expletives, finger pointing and shouts between audience members to “shut up.”
WORDS: 557 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 2:15 p.m. CDT
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US CHINA FEARS-STATES
DESCRIPTION: TOPEKA, Kan. — Unable to impose tariffs like the Trump administration, U.S. states are finding other ways to try to counter China’s economic influence and perceived threats to security like new Kansas laws restricting the use of Chinese technology and measures in other states to limit investments or contracts or investments with Chinese companies. Efforts that began with a push to keep Chinese citizens and firms from buying land have expanded to cover gifts, sister city relationships and organ donations. By John Hanna and Jack Dura. 800 words by 12:01 a.m. Eastern. With AP Photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 12:01 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo, DigitalPlans
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–WHITE SOX-TWINS
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 12:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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HKN–GOLDEN KNIGHTS-WILD
DESCRIPTION: ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series. By Dave Campbell. 450 words.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 8:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MINNESOTA-WALZ
Gov. Tim Walz pledges to protect Minnesota from the ‘chaos’ he says Trump has unleashed on the world
SUMMARY: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has pledged to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he says President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and world. The Democratic governor delivered his annual State of the State speech to a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday night. He said Minnesota is as strong as it has ever been, but it is a moment of great uncertainty for the nation because of the Republican president’s choices. Walz told legislators it is not enough to complain about the administration. He said they need to prove that there is a better way to govern.
WORDS: 600 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 7:50 p.m. CDT
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US–TARGET BOYCOTT
Pastor calls for ‘full Target boycott’ over concerns about diversity, equity, inclusion
SUMMARY: The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day “fast” against Target stores is now calling for a “full Target boycott.” The Rev. Jamal Bryant said this week that the Minneapolis-based retailer has not met all of the initiative’s demands. Among them: Restoring its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion principles and pledging money to Black-owned banks and businesses. Target announced in January that it would phase out some DEI initiatives, including a program designed to help Black employees build meaningful careers and promote Black-owned businesses. Target said it is committed to creating a welcoming environment for its workers, customers and suppliers.
WORDS: 307 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 6:18 p.m. CDT
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US–TARIFFS-LAWSUIT
A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
SUMMARY: A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy. The lawsuit filed Wednesday says the policy put in place by President Donald Trump has left the national trade policy subject to Trump’s whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. A message sent to the Justice Department for comment was not immediately returned.
WORDS: 379 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 5:35 p.m. CDT
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–ROCKIES-ROYALS
DESCRIPTION: Colorado plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 1:10 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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HKN–JETS-BLUES
DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS —- The top-seeded Winnipeg Jets take a 2-0 first-round playoff series lead to St. Louis for Game 3 against the Blues. By Joe Harris. Game starts at 8:30 p.m. Central. 450 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 10:30 p.m. CDT, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
SUMMARY: Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily. More than a thousand international students have had their visas revoked or their status ended, with their academic careers — and their lives in the U.S. — thrown into doubt in a widespread crackdown by the Trump administration. Judges have issued temporary restraining orders in states including Georgia, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Judges have denied similar requests in some other cases.
WORDS: 1146 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 3:58 p.m. CDT
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NEBRASKA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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TOWN HALL-RICKETTS
DESCRIPTION: U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts will hold the first of three town halls across Nebraska on Thursday to take questions from residents in Kearney. Ricketts may face tough questions about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs might affect agricultural exports that Nebraska farmers and ranchers rely on, but Trump remains tremendously popular in the state he has won every time he has run for president. By Josh Funk and Tom Beaumont. With AP Photos and Video
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT, Video, Text, LiveVideo, Photo
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US CHINA FEARS-STATES
DESCRIPTION: TOPEKA, Kan. — Unable to impose tariffs like the Trump administration, U.S. states are finding other ways to try to counter China’s economic influence and perceived threats to security like new Kansas laws restricting the use of Chinese technology and measures in other states to limit investments or contracts or investments with Chinese companies. Efforts that began with a push to keep Chinese citizens and firms from buying land have expanded to cover gifts, sister city relationships and organ donations. By John Hanna and Jack Dura. 800 words by 12:01 a.m. Eastern. With AP Photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 12:01 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo, DigitalPlans
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NORTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–PIPELINE PROTEST-POLICING
Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests
SUMMARY: A federal judge has found the U.S. government liable to the state of North Dakota for nearly $28 million in the state’s lawsuit for recouping money spent on policing the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The state sued in 2019, seeking $38 million for the law enforcement response to the protests in 2016 and 2017 against the oil pipeline. Hundreds of arrests resulted from the sometimes-chaotic protests around the pipeline’s Missouri River crossing near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation. Some clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers were violent. The lawsuit went to trial in early 2024 in Bismarck. The pipeline has been transporting oil since mid-2017.
WORDS: 669 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 7:32 p.m. CDT
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US–BOOK BAN-SCHOOL VOUCHERS-NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota’s GOP governor vetoes library restrictions, school voucher program
SUMMARY: North Dakota’s Republican governor has vetoed bills to further restrict sexual content in libraries and to create a private school voucher program. In issuing the vetoes Wednesday, Gov. Kelly Armstrong rejected two measures that have been widely supported by GOP governors in other states. The Legislature can override the governor’s veto by a two-thirds vote in each chamber. Neither bill garnered two-thirds support on their paths to the governor’s desk. Armstrong has indicated support for the concept of an “education savings account program,” despite his veto. Former Gov. Doug Burgum also vetoed a bill that would have restricted sexual content in libraries.
WORDS: 671 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 6:25 p.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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ENT–MUSIC-SANTANA HEALTH
Carlos Santana postpones a second Texas tour stop after a positive test for COVID-19
SUMMARY: Carlos Santana has postponed a second Texas concert after testing positive for COVID-19. The official Facebook page for the 77-year-old guitar giant said that a Wednesday night concert in Sugar Land was canceled after a San Antonio show was also postponed on Tuesday night. The statement says the dates will be rescheduled and Santana’s Oneness tour is expected to resume with a pair of Oklahoma shows on Friday and Sunday. Santana told the AP earlier this month that fans could expect “a whole lot of energy and freshness and high consciousness and hope and courage” from the tour.
WORDS: 232 – MOVED: 04/23/2025 6:55 p.m. CDT
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