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MI--Michigan Digest, 1pm update, MI

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Michigan stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Michigan and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/8/24

Nebraska Digest

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Nebraska stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Nebraska and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/5/24

Illinois Digest

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Illinois stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Illinois and the rest of the world, … more

4/5/24

FILE - Coldwater Creek flows Friday, April 7, 2023, in Florissant, Mo. Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and several people who grew up along a contaminated St. Louis County creek on Friday, April 5, 2024, urged the U.S. House to pass a measure that would provide compensation for those whose illnesses are believed to be connected to nuclear contamination. Coldwater Creek was contaminated decades ago when waste from nuclear bomb development was dumped into the creek. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination

People impacted by nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region are urging federal lawmakers to approve a plan to spend billions of dollars to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the … more

By JIM SALTER | 4/5/24

Movie Review: In ‘Girls State,’ Missouri teens start a mock government

What would an all-female government look like in the U.S.? Or even a majority female government? It’s something that remains a fantasy. But for the ambitious high school students in the Girls State … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 4/3/24

The branches of an oak tree are stained with a green tint from pollen at park in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The 2024 allergy season in the U.S. is starting sooner than experts expected. There are three main types of pollen that cause seasonal allergies. Earlier in the spring, tree pollen is the main culprit. After that grasses pollinate, followed by weeds in the late summer and early fall. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

LOCALIZE IT: Allergy season came on early and strong, and it's more challenging in certain cities

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Allergy season is earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, … more

4/3/24

AP-Network 4:15 aed

AP SportsWatch intro wrap (COPY:sptsp03420) <<CAT:Sports>> AP SportsWatch intro wrap-Reeves2 apa366984-Wrap--ST. LOUIS-(Mike Reeves, correspondent, with correspondent Michael … more

4/3/24

California Digest 1 pm

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select California stories. For up-to-the-minute information on AP's complete coverage of California and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/2/24

New Mexico Digest

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select New Mexico stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of New Mexico and the rest of the world, … more

4/2/24

TN--Tennessee Digest, 1:30pm update, TN

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Tennessee stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Tennessee and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/2/24

KY--Kentucky Digest, 1:30pm update, KY

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Kentucky stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Kentucky and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/2/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. March 29, 2024. Editorial: Missouri politicians are pushing to centralize power by restricting citizen petitions One great thing about Missouri: When legislators won’t … more

By The Associated Press | 4/2/24

Hawaii Digest, 1pm update, HI

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Hawaii stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Hawaii and the rest of the world, visit Coverage … more

4/1/24

California Digest 1 pm

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select California stories. For up-to-the-minute information on AP's complete coverage of California and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/1/24

AP--Dakota Digest, 2pm update, ND

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select North Dakota stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of North Dakota and the rest of the world, … more

4/1/24

MO--Missouri Digest, 12pm update, MO

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/1/24

WV--West Virginia Digest, 1:30pm update, WV

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select West Virginia stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of West Virginia and the rest of the world, … more

4/1/24

A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

LOCALIZE IT: Cicadas to emerge by trillions in 16 U.S. states

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS In a combination not seen since 1803, two different broods of periodic cicadas will emerge this spring in the United States. They should be seen in parts of 16 different … more

BY SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/1/24

Robin Rank, right, hugs family friend, Pauline Engle, as Rank talks about the 2019 death of her son, Taylor Ware, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Rank told a 911 dispatcher Taylor would need space, and urged police to wait for backup because he was a former wrestler and might be a handful – advice that tracked best practices, yet wasn’t followed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A mom called 911 to get her son mental health help. He died after police responded with force

When a 24-year-old former Marine experienced a manic episode at a southern Indiana rest stop, his mother called 911 for help getting him mental health treatment. The woman would watch as her son, … more

By RYAN J. FOLEY | 3/28/24

Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims

A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors. Meanwhile, a state agency is looking at itself to determine if it failed to adequately address past concerns … more

By JIM SALTER | 3/27/24