American Junior Legion State Baseball Tournament Begins with Eight Teams

Legion Field in Milbank, a newly opened ballpark, is hosting the Class B American Junior Legion State Tournament featuring eight teams including Scotland/Menno/Freeman/Canistota Post 152 and Sioux Falls Post 911, with games live-streamed on Big Stone Radio. In international and environmental news, humanitarian aid was airdropped into Gaza by the Jordanian Air Force, while southern France faced its worst wildfire this summer, forcing evacuations and causing fatalities. The conflict in Ukraine continues with active frontline fighting in the Donetsk region, coinciding with an upcoming meeting between the US and Russian presidents, although no ceasefire is expected. Additionally, extensive sunflower fields in Lincolnshire are being harvested for wild bird food, and indigenous peoples in Brazil held a march supporting women's rights, indigenous rights, and environmental causes. Locally, Freeman experienced heavy rainfall from a recent storm leaving 2 inches of rain and continuing a pattern of wet weather through the summer months.