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Iowa corn harvest on usual pace

The corn harvest matches the usual pace in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says five percent of Iowa’s corn acres are harvested, with 61 percent mature. Soybeans are nine percent harvested, equal to last year and one day ahead of the five-year average....

South Dakota crops lag behind usual pace

South Dakota’s crops remain behind average with the corn crop maturing and soybeans dropping their leaves. USDA says 10% of South Dakota’s corn is mature. At this time last year, corn harvest was just getting started. And 16% of soybeans are dropping leaves. South...

Chiefs’ Mahomes to Practice as Usual on Sprained Ankle

By Dave Skretta, AP News  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes walked through Arrowhead Stadium as if nothing was amiss Wednesday, his sprained right ankle hardly hampering the All-Pro quarterback as he began preparing for the AFC title game...