Great Plains News Digest
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US AIRCRAFT DOWN
DESCRIPTION: NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy is scheduled to testify Wednesday at an oversight hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations. The agency recently recommended a ban on some helicopter flights at an airport near Washington, D.C., saying the current setup “poses an intolerable risk” after a January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people. . . Story on merits.
UPCOMING: By 03/26/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Video, Text, Photo, LiveVideo
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FIG–WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-CRASH TRIBUTE
DESCRIPTION: BOSTON — Organizers of the figure skating world championships hold a tribute to the victims of the January plane crash that killed more than two dozen members of the skating community. By Jimmy Golen. Developing from 6:15 p.m. EDT tribute.
UPCOMING: By 03/26/2025 8:45 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US SENATOR ARRESTED-MINNESOTA
DESCRIPTION: Attorneys will argue at a pretrial hearing Wednesday over whether a former Minnesota state senator state senator who’s charged with soliciting a minor should remain jailed over allegations that he tried to obstruct the FBI’s investigation from jail. By Steve Karnowski. On merits from 10:15 a.m. hearing.
UPCOMING: By 03/26/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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FBN–VIKINGS-FREE AGENCY
DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah discusses the team’s aggressive path through free agency that resulted in overhauls for the offensive and defensive lines and banks on several players bouncing back from injuries that cut short their 2024 seasons with other clubs. By Pro Football Writer Dave Campbell. 500 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 03/26/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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SEWAGE SLUDGE-HOW IT’S MADE
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
SUMMARY: What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. So how does this nutrient-rich residue come about? At most sewage treatment plants, the process starts when wastewater arrives and screens are used to filter out large debris such as toilet paper and trash. After that, a sedimentation tank uses gravity to separate more of the solids from the liquid. Other steps use microbes to aid in decomposition, centrifuges to thicken the solids, more microbes, and then heat to kill off most pathogens. One more thickening step and the material is ready to apply on a farm field.
WORDS: 680 – MOVED: 03/26/2025 8:33 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:05d3656b76223b54b3e14fe0831dd875&mediaType=text
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US–SEWAGE SLUDGE-FARMLAND
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
SUMMARY: Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for decades, there are increasing concerns about potential pollution of groundwater from toxic chemicals in wastewater. Now the battle over how to place guardrails on the practice is playing out in legislatures even in red states like Oklahoma. Maine has temporarily banned the land application of sewage sludge and Oklahoma is considering a similar ban. Many other states are more closely regulating the practice. One big concern is the human health risk from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals because they don’t degrade in the environment.
WORDS: 1026 – MOVED: 03/26/2025 8:31 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:27ef39f1561f66548b1cca5ce46062d4&mediaType=text
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US — VOTING REQUIREMENT-SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota makes it tougher for recreational vehicle voters to participate in elections
SUMMARY: A new law in South Dakota revises the residency requirements for voter registration. Previously, to be considered a resident, a person only had to spend one night in the state. Now, a person has to spend 30 consecutive days in one location where they live and sleep in order to be a resident and eligible to participate in state and local elections. If a person has a mailing address in the state, they could receive federal-only absentee ballots to participate in federal elections. The new law is part of a crackdown on full-time travelers who want to establish their residency in the state because there is no income tax.
WORDS: 371 – MOVED: 03/26/2025 12:16 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:986d2d89bdde3a4708e00d0857ae1008&mediaType=text
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