Great Plains News Digest
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IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION
DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that a popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–CHINA FEARS-STATES
From banning tech to ending sister-city ties, US states have at least 240 anti-China proposals
SUMMARY: State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year. They want to ensure public funds don’t buy Chinese technology or even T-shirts, coffee mugs and key chains. They’re also targeting sister-city relationships between American and Chinese communities. The proposals come after states spent years celebrating trade ties with China. An Associated Press analysis of data from the bill-tracking software Plural shows there are now measures in 41 states to curb Chinese influence, or limit or end the use of Chinese technology. States began the push well before President Donald Trump imposed 145% tariffs on China, but his tough-on-China posture is encouraging their efforts.
WORDS: 967 – MOVED: 04/24/2025 12:24 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:ec3da7d5d28d385105d68c7c36f87169&mediaType=text
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–TRUMP-SANCTUARY-CITIES
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
SUMMARY: A federal judge is barring the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions. U.S. Judge William Orrick said Thursday that a preliminary injunction was appropriate because President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting sanctuary cities were unconstitutional. Orrick issued the injunction sought by San Francisco and more than a dozen other municipalities. They sued over a pair of executive orders Trump issued targeting local municipalities that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. The Republican president announced a similar order in 2017. Orrick said the administration must provide written notice of his order to all federal departments and agencies by Monday.
WORDS: 445 – MOVED: 04/24/2025 12:43 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:b20f3c9f44e81e2c2cbc248236762ac4&mediaType=text
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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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, Text, Photo
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION
DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that a popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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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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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, LiveVideo, Video, Text, Photo
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NORTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–CHINA FEARS-STATES
From banning tech to ending sister-city ties, US states have at least 240 anti-China proposals
SUMMARY: State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year. They want to ensure public funds don’t buy Chinese technology or even T-shirts, coffee mugs and key chains. They’re also targeting sister-city relationships between American and Chinese communities. The proposals come after states spent years celebrating trade ties with China. An Associated Press analysis of data from the bill-tracking software Plural shows there are now measures in 41 states to curb Chinese influence, or limit or end the use of Chinese technology. States began the push well before President Donald Trump imposed 145% tariffs on China, but his tough-on-China posture is encouraging their efforts.
WORDS: 967 – MOVED: 04/24/2025 12:24 p.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:ec3da7d5d28d385105d68c7c36f87169&mediaType=text
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION
DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that a popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT, Text, Photo
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SOUTH DAKOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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SD–BLACK HILLS-ROAD WORK
Detours and delays are part of year 2 of Black Hills roadwork
SUMMARY: A project to widen and straighten a 15-mile section of the only north-south highway through the central Black Hills in South Dakota is fully underway. U.S. Highway 385 is a busy work zone with a rocky roadway, construction equipment grinding on the hillside and a flagger stopping all traffic. During three planned closures this year, drivers will be required to follow a roughly 50-mile detour. The $72 million project’s main goal is to improve safety on the highway, which in spots has narrow or no shoulder and is flanked in spots by deep canyons or tall pine trees. Construction will include widening road shoulders, smoothing out sharp curves and adding turn lanes.
SOURCE: South Dakota News Watch
WORDS: 1238 – MOVED: 04/24/2025 10:11 a.m. CDT
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