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.
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KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-LOS ANGELES FC
DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Los Angeles FC. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 08:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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MINNEAPOLIS PENCIL SHARPENING CELEBRATION
DESCRIPTION: Minneapolis residents gather to watch the annual sharpening of a 20-foot pencil statue. The former oak tree was damaged in a 2022 storm and was remade into the shape of a No. 2 pencil. Each year the pencil is “sharpened” as the tip weathers and dulls. The event has evolved into a community spectacle, complete with music and pageantry.
UPCOMING: By 06/07/2025 05:00 p.m. CDT, (‘LiveVideo’, ‘Video’, ‘Photo’, ‘Text’)
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKL–WNBA-BETTING PARTNER
DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — BetMGM Sportsbook agreed to three-year contracts with the WNBA and Las Vegas Aces, another sign of the league further separating itself from other women’s sports organizations. But could such arrangements, which until recent years would not have been considered, bode well for the growth of women’s sports? By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 06:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–BLUE JAYS-TWINS
DESCRIPTION: Toronto plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 07:10 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–BLUE JAYS-TWINS
DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Toronto plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Tyler Mason. 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 06/07/2025 01:10 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–BLUE JAYS-TWINS
DESCRIPTION: Toronto plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 01:10 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BKL–LYNX-WINGS
DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Dallas Wings. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 03:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BBO–ROYALS-WHITE SOX
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 06:40 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–DODGERS-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: ST LOUIS — Los Angeles plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. By David Solomon. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts 7:15 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 07:15 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–DODGERS-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: Los Angeles plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/07/2025 01:15 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–ROYALS-WHITE SOX
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/07/2025 03:10 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–ROYALS-WHITE SOX
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 01:10 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–DODGERS-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: ST LOUIS — Los Angeles plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. By Warren Mayes. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Game starts 12:15 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 01:15 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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SOC–SAINT LOUIS CITY SC-PORTLAND TIMBERS
DESCRIPTION: The Saint Louis City SC plays at the Portland Timbers. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 06:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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BBO–BLUE JAYS-CARDINALS
DESCRIPTION: ST. LOUIS — Toronto plays St. Louis at Busch Stadium. UPCOMING: 200 words, more on merits.
UPCOMING: By 06/09/2025 06:45 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’)
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NORTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of measles outbreaks and case counts across the country, with updated figures. UPCOMING: 1,500 words, photos by 4 p.m. ET.
UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 03:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’, ‘Photo’)
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKN–NBA FINALS COVERAGE
FORMATS: (‘Text’, ‘Photo’)
1. WITH: BKN–NBA FINALS-THUNDER-MEMORIAL
2. DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — It is part of the onboarding process when someone new — player or coach — joins the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before long, they will go to the site where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood, before the bombing that changed the city 30 years ago. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
3. UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 04:00 p.m. CDT
4. WITH: BKN–NBA FINALS COVERAGE
5. DESCRIPTION: Coverage of the NBA Finals
6. UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 04:00 p.m. CDT
7. WITH: BKN–NBA FINALS GUIDE
8. DESCRIPTION: The daily look at the NBA Finals, with stats and notes. Moving mid-morning.
9. UPCOMING: By 06/06/2025 04:00 p.m. CDT
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BKN-NBA FINALS COVERAGE
DESCRIPTION: Coverage of the NBA Finals
UPCOMING: By 06/07/2025 04:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’, ‘Photo’)
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BKN–NBA FINALS COVERAGE
DESCRIPTION: Coverage of the NBA Finals
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 07:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’, ‘Photo’)
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BKN–NBA FINALS COVERAGE
DESCRIPTION: Coverage of the NBA Finals
UPCOMING: By 06/09/2025 04:00 p.m. CDT, (‘Text’, ‘Photo’)
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SOUTH DAKOTA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US SOUTH DAKOTA PRISON
DESCRIPTION: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two years after approving a tough-on-crime sentencing law, South Dakota is scrambling to deal with the price tag for that legislation – up to $2 billion to build new prisons needed to house thousands of additional inmates in the next decade.
UPCOMING: By 06/08/2025 12:01 a.m. CDT, (‘Text’, ‘Photo’)
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