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House Dem projected to hold onto seat in closely watched race eyed by GOP as potential flip
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Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes is projected to survive her closely watched re-election bid by defeating her GOP challenger.
The Associated Press called the race for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District for Sykes over former Ohio state Sen. Kevin Coughlin on Wednesday just before 3 p.m. ET.
Sykes, a first-term Democrat who won in 2022 by five points, was defending her seat in a district that includes parts of two counties that former President Trump comfortably won in 2020.
“This is as 50/50 of a district as it comes,” Sykes said. “It has been rated as such all across the country and there are all eyes on Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.”
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Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes ran against former Ohio state Sen. Kevin Coughlin, a Republican. (Getty Images)
Sykes comes from a well-established political family in Akron. Both her parents served as state lawmakers and her father, Vernon Sykes, currently serves as a state senator in Ohio.
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Rep.-elect Emilia Sykes arrives to an orientation meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 14, 2022. (Getty Images)
Coughlin has served in Ohio as both a state representative and state senator and has spent over 10 years since leaving office in the business sector.
The Sykes campaign criticized Coughlin for his time as a lobbyist and accused him of being a “self-serving politician” who would legislate as extreme on the issue of abortion.
Coughlin has accused Sykes of not living in the district, an allegation she denies, and the Summit County Board of Elections recently deadlocked along party lines investigating a complaint about her residency and voting status.
Voters make their selections at voting booths. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
Ohio’s 13th District was a race that Republicans had focused time and money on after identifying it as one of their best opportunities to flip a seat and maintain control of the House.
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North Dakota
Fargo Police participate in torch run for Special Olympics North Dakota – KVRR Local News
FARGO (KVRR) — Members of the Fargo Police Department put on their running shoes to take part in honoring Special Olympics in North Dakota.
They took part in a one-point-four mile run, taking the torch from the Fargo Regional Training Center to Fargo North High School.
The torch run is part of a long-standing relationship between the Special Olympics and law enforcement across the county.
The run aims to raise awareness for Special Olympics North Dakota as well as the athletes that participate.
“It’s just a great cause,” said Fargo Police Lieutenant Nate Nieman. “I mean, it eans a lot to just be a part of that and support that.”
The 2026 Special Olympics North Dakota State Summer Games will be taking place this weekend.
PERRY TWP. ‒ Two people were killed and a juvenile was injured in a two-vehicle, head-on crash the morning of May 16 on U.S. Route 62, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
A 2019 Ford Ranger was traveling northbound when the vehicle traveled left of center and struck a southbound 2021 Honda Odyssey at 7:16 a.m., the patrol said. The Ford was operated by Cole Scholey, 21, of Beach City, and the Honda was driven by Kelly Kemp, 56, of Massillon.
Scholey was taken by the Perry Township Fire Department to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, where he died. Kemp was pronounced dead at the scene. A juvenile occupant in the Honda was transported to Aultman Hospital with serious injuries.
Neither Scholey nor Kemp were using safety belts, the patrol said. Speed is suspected as a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.
Route 62 southbound lanes, south of Navarre Road, were closed for about three and a half hours.
The patrol was assisted at the scene by Perry Township and Massillon police, Perry Township and Erie Valley firefighters, Ohio Department of Transportation, Stark County Coroner’s Office and Tracer’s Towing.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Legislation was considered to split Dakota Territory east-west at the Missouri River instead of the current north-south split that was approved in 1889.
A retrospective released by the state of South Dakota on the 125th anniversary of statehood noted that the east-west proposal did have some support.
The East/West Dakota would have followed the Missouri River and aligned regions with similar geographic and cultural identities.
The north-south border decision was motivated partially by resentment between the northern and southern portions of Dakota Territory over the location of the state capital. In 1883, the territory’s capital was moved from Yankton to Bismarck.
Other reasons cited included separate railroad systems, economic ties to major eastern cities (Sioux Falls and Fargo) and the growth of separate systems of public institutions.
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Sources
State of South Dakota, 125th anniversary story
BigThink.com, East and West Dakota? Here’s What Those States Would Look Like
Medium, A Tale of Two States
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