Great Plains News Digest
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS
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XGR-FETAL PERSONHOOD
DESCRIPTION: Kansas lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on whether to override the veto of a bill to require calculating child support payments in divorces from conception and allow parents to claim a tax deduction a fetus. Florida lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would give parents the ability to seek civil damages for the wrongful death of an embryo or fetus. Critics see the policies as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same legal rights as the women carrying them.
UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of measles outbreaks across the country.
SENT: By 04/10/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-CLIMATE-STATES
Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice
SUMMARY: A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production launches the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels. The order signed by Trump on Tuesday comes as U.S. electricity demand ramps up. It also coincides with “climate superfund” legislation gaining traction in various states. Trump has declared a “national energy emergency” and says his attorney general should take action against state laws targeting climate change. That puts liberal states in the crosshairs of Trump’s Department of Justice. Democratic governors vowed to keep fighting climate change.
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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HKN–WILD-FULL STRENGTH
DESCRIPTION: ST. PAUL, Minn. — The return of Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek to the Minnesota Wild lineup occurred just in time, delivering a combined six goals in a celebratory return to put them on the brink of clinching a playoff spot after their slipping dangerously close to the cut while they were out. By Dave Campbell. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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BBO–TWINS-ROYALS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 1:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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BKN–TIMBERWOLVES-GRIZZLIES
DESCRIPTION: MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies try to improve their seeding in the Western Conference hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. By Clay Bailey. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts at 9:30 p.m. EDT.
UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 8:30 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–MISSOURI-HOME EXPLOSION
Gas explosion levels a home in a Kansas City suburb after a gas main is hit
SUMMARY: A gas explosion leveled a home in a Kansas City suburb after a gas main was damaged. City officials in Lexington, Missouri, say there were injuries to the family who lived in the home but would not specify the extent of the injuries or if anyone died in the Wednesday evening explosion. Officials said at a Thursday morning news conference that more details will be given after the family can inform relatives. The explosion happened about 7:45 p.m. after a subcontractor hit a gas main while installing a fiber optic cable.
WORDS: 170 – MOVED: 04/10/2025 11:26 a.m. CDT
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–TWINS-ROYALS
DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 1:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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HKC–FROZEN FOUR
FORMATS: Photo, Text
1. WITH: HKC–DENVER-WESTERN MICHIGAN
2. DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS — The Western Michigan Broncos (32-7-1) are the only top seed to reach the Frozen Four and face the defending champion Denver Pioneers (31-11-1) in a semifinal on Thursday. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. Game starts at 5 p.m. EDT.
3. UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 9:30 p.m. CDT
4. WITH: HKC–BOSTON UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE
5. DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS — The Boston University Terriers (23-13-2) have lost the Frozen Four semifinal game in each of the past two years, and face the Penn State Nittany Lions (22-13-4) making their first semifinal appearance in program history on Thursday night. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. Game starts at 8:30 p.m. EDT.
6. UPCOMING: By 04/10/2025 9:30 p.m. CDT
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NORTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-PUBLIC LANDS NOMINEE-WITHDRAWAL
Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 Capitol attack surfaces
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination. The move follows revelations that nominee Kathleen Sgamma criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Her withdrawal was announced Thursday prior to a planned confirmation hearing on Sgamma’s nomination to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management. Trump’s interior secretary in his first term, David Bernhardt, wrote on social media that Sgamma’s withdrawal was “self-inflicted” and he included a link to a journalism website that posted her 2021 comments.
WORDS: 585 – MOVED: 04/10/2025 12:29 p.m. CDT
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US-KEYSTONE-PIPELINE-RUPTURE
Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota
SUMMARY: Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland. However, the owner of the line says Thursday it remains unclear when oil will again start flowing to refineries. South Bow is still investigating the cause of the spill Tuesday along its pipeline near Fort Ransom, North Dakota, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Fargo. The spill released an estimated 3,500 barrels, or 147,000 gallons of oil, onto farmland. The company says 700 barrels, or 29,400 gallons, have been recovered so far. More than 200 workers are on-site as part of the cleanup and investigation. South Bow has not set a timeline for restarting the pipeline.
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of measles outbreaks across the country.
SENT: By 04/10/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-PUBLIC LANDS NOMINEE-WITHDRAWAL
Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 Capitol attack surfaces
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination. The move follows revelations that nominee Kathleen Sgamma criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Her withdrawal was announced Thursday prior to a planned confirmation hearing on Sgamma’s nomination to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management. Trump’s interior secretary in his first term, David Bernhardt, wrote on social media that Sgamma’s withdrawal was “self-inflicted” and he included a link to a journalism website that posted her 2021 comments.
WORDS: 585 – MOVED: 04/10/2025 12:29 p.m. CDT
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US–EDUCATION-CIVIL RIGHTS
Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students
SUMMARY: The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The decision reflects a shift in interpretation of anti-discrimination laws under President Donald Trump’s administration, which is planning to review other settlement agreements the department’s Office for Civil Rights has struck with school systems around the country. At issue in the Rapid City Area School District were questions of harsh discipline and access to advanced coursework for Native students.
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