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Month: June 2025

Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Jun. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Jun. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG and KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the nations. North Korea has already supplied

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .333; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .330; Donovan, St. Louis, .323; Machado, San Diego, .316; Naylor, Arizona, .305; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .304; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .296; Edwards, Miami, .294; Pages, Los Angeles, .293; Alonso, New York, .291; Bohm, Philadelphia, .291. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 73; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 58; Carroll, Arizona, 57; Tatis,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .366; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .360; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .329; Ramírez, Cleveland, .319; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .318; Peña, Houston, .317; Kirk, Toronto, .305; O’Hearn, Baltimore, .302; Goldschmidt, New York, .300; Clement, Toronto, .298; Kwan, Cleveland, .298. RUNS_Judge, New York, 65; Devers, San Francisco, 47; Raleigh, Seattle, 47; Rooker, Athletics, 46; B.Lowe, Tampa

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The Latest: Iran’s supreme leader rejects call to surrender as Israel strikes Tehran

By The Associated Press Explosions were heard in Tehran early Wednesday as Israeli warplanes pounded Iran’s capital overnight and into Wednesday. Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them. The country launched a small barrage of missiles at

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It’s Your Call for June 18

Get it passed So, the Democrats are worried that the new Big Beautiful Bill would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years. During the last four years, the national debt went up 7.7%. If you put that into terms of 10 years, that would be over $19 trillion. So, the Democrats

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-REDS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Graves, Brian L. 1965-2025 Savannah, Mo.

SAVANNAH, Mo. – Brian Lee Graves, 59, Savannah, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025. He was born Sept. 4, 1965, in St. Joseph, to Wayne and Charlotte (Miller) Graves. Farewell Services and Public Livestream 1 p.m. Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 6 to

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Late Notices, June 18, 2025

Late Notices David E. Bombara Sr. MARYVILLE, Mo. -David Edward Bombara Sr., 64, Maryville, Missouri, died June 15, 2025. Celebration of Life 5 p.m. June 21 Canteen Legion, 1104 E. 5th St., Maryville. Natural Farewell under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. www.meierhoffer.com. Dorothy F. Brockman STEWARTSVILLE, Mo. – Dorothy Florence Brockman, 96,

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Oklahoma City 6½ (221½) at INDIANA MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES -250 LA Angels +205 Kansas City -134 at TEXAS +114 at TAMPA BAY -158 Baltimore +134 Houston -138 at ATHLETICS +118 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at

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Iran’s leader rejects calls to surrender and warns that intervention would harm the US

By JOSEPH KRAUSS, JON GAMBRELL and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes Wednesday and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage to them.” European diplomats prepared to hold talks with Iran

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Eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano creates ash plume visible 90 miles away

LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted Tuesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash into the air. Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone to 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) from the crater. Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement it recorded

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