By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party’s hope that it can flip more seats during the 2026 midterm elections.
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s 2028 presidential primary calendar. And South Carolina — the state that hosted the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation contest in 2024 — is far from a lock to go first. That’s according to several members of the DNC’s
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s 2028 presidential primary calendar. And South Carolina — the state that hosted the Democrats’ first-in-the-nation contest in 2024 — is far from a lock to go first. That’s according to several members of the DNC’s
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By Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Tori B. Powell, Andi Babineau, Matt Lait, Maureen Chowdhury, Dakin Andone, Arit John, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales MINNEAPOLIS – The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting in Minneapolis during a Catholic school Mass as “an act of domestic terrorism and hate crimes targeting Catholics,” the agency’s director, Kash Patel, announced
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–LINDENWOOD-ST. THOMAS DESCRIPTION: Lindenwood plays St. Thomas at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–LINDENWOOD-ST. THOMAS DESCRIPTION: Lindenwood plays St. Thomas at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–LINDENWOOD-ST. THOMAS DESCRIPTION: Lindenwood plays St. Thomas at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A family on the South Side of St. Joseph shared concerns about drainage problems in their neighborhood.
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Angela Flournoy,Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar and a memoir by Arundhati Roy are among the finalists for the 12th annual Kirkus Prize, which comes with a $50,000 cash award for winners in fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature. Kirkus, the long-running trade publication,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has accepted a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy per ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So, why did the Bearcats agree to play
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati will be playing a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard Thursday night. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So, why did the Bearcats agree to play
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Police Department has officially started its new security service known as “Shield Check”.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) –The Missouri Department of Conservation will host a 12-mile canoe trip down the Missouri River on Sept. 6.
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By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story OAK BROOK, Illinois (WBBM) — At a fashion show in Oak Brook, Illinois, the models don’t need designer looks to show off their style. For them, fashion is about feeling. “Intrinsically, I have the knack for fashion and I did not lose that when I
Continue Reading WBBM By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story OAK BROOK, Illinois (WBBM) — At a fashion show in Oak Brook, Illinois, the models don’t need designer looks to show off their style. For them, fashion is about feeling. “Intrinsically, I have the knack for fashion and I did not lose that when
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By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Oak Park and River Forest High School has taken the doors off some student restrooms — and school leaders say there is a reason behind it. But some students were not pleased at all when they found the exterior doors gone from
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A concrete repair and replacement project along the Stockyards Expressway will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least five children were injured in a shooting Wednesday during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities and a hospital said.
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party’s hope that it can flip more seats during the 2026 midterm elections.
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By Dakin Andone, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 10:48 a.m. ET] The suspected shooter at a Catholic school in Minneapolis is deceased, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter. [Previous story, published at 10:39 a.m. ET] Authorities have “contained” a shooter after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
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By Amarachi Orie and Philippe Cordier, CNN France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one believed to be that of a 19th-century Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops. The repatriation of the skulls to the island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa marks
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By Aki Nace; WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting at a south Minneapolis school Mass Wednesday morning. The gunman is also dead. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooting triggered a massive law enforcement
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is planning to have Trump administration officials testify in early October about the government’s efforts to re-deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is prohibiting his removal from the US for several more weeks. US District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday set an evidentiary hearing for October 6.
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By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Two new polls find a broad partisan divide over whether the federal government should be involved in fighting crime in US cities, even as a large share of Americans say they see crime in urban areas as a major problem. Just 36% of Americans support “federal officials bringing the
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WCCO, MINNETONKA POLICE, CNN By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnetonka Police Department officially launched Minnesota’s first drone-as-first-responder program Monday morning, showcasing how unmanned aerial systems will be used to improve public safety. At a media event outside the police department, city and police leaders demonstrated how
Continue Reading By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnetonka Police Department officially launched Minnesota’s first drone-as-first-responder program Monday morning, showcasing how unmanned aerial systems will be used to improve public safety. At a media event outside the police department, city and police leaders demonstrated how six rooftop-housed drones can
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Emma Heming Willis is opening up about the challenges facing her husband, Bruce Willis, as he lives with frontotemporal dementia. Three years after Willis stepped away from his career after having been diagnosed, his wife spoke with ABC’s Diane Sawyer for a special titled, “Emma & Bruce Willis:
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Aug. 28 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 5 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Richmond AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5:30 p.m. ESPN — Boise St. at South Florida 6
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