Hays

• DONATE HERE: McPherson County Community Foundation opened a fund to support families by the tragedy at a Wichita soccer field. →
• The Hays City Commission will vote on a resolution to sustainably manage the 6,900-acre R9 Ranch water supply ahead of a state hearing. →
• The Hays City Commission will tour the shuttered Wilson Pool facility to assess maintenance issues at the neighborhood aquatic center. →
• The City of Hays released an updated progress map tracking neighborhood collection for its annual residential fall cleanup. →
• Garden City emergency crews isolated a trash truck at the Finney County landfill Tuesday after detectors registered radiation. →
• Expect mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures with a high of 80°F today, though you'll want to hold onto your hat with breezy south-southeast wind gusts up to 30 mph.

🌾 Kansas

• Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton clashed over diesel prices, tariffs and party loyalty in their final debate Wednesday before the Nov. 3 election, with polling showing a near tie. →

• Kansas governor candidates Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher presented competing affordability plans Wednesday at a Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce event, clashing over property taxes, Medicaid expansion and data centers. →

• Data center proposals across five Kansas counties have sparked disputes over closed-door negotiations, nondisclosure agreements and costly records requests, including a $14,000 fee estimate for an Emporia records request ahead of a citywide vote on banning high-impact data centers. →

• Deep Fission shares have fallen more than 50% since a Sept. 24 critical report alleging the company's proposed underground pilot reactor near Parsons understated costs and overestimated electricity pricing. →

• St. James Academy defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 26-7 Wednesday to win Kansas' first state-sanctioned girls flag football championship, in a game relocated to Overland Park after a fatal vehicle crash at the original Wichita venue. →

🇺🇸 US

• Employer-sponsored family health coverage premiums topped $28,000 in 2026, up 5%, as workers' contributions rose 9% to $7,471, according to KFF's annual survey. →

• AIPAC told members Oct. 21 it will stop endorsing candidates and making direct campaign contributions through its PAC, shifting to individual giving ahead of the midterms. →

• The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 21 to lift an injunction halting border-barrier construction in West Texas' Big Bend region. →

• Meta reported Oct. 21 that third-quarter revenue rose 26% to $64.6 billion, but a $9.89 billion settlement charge over teen mental health claims cut operating income 37%. →

• The State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia on Oct. 21, citing escalating Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure. →

Weather

October 22, 1962: JFK Addresses Nation on Cuban Missile Crisis

On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy informed Americans that U.S. spy planes had discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba, capable of striking major U.S. cities. He announced a naval “quarantine” of the island and warned that the United States was prepared to use military force to remove this “reckless and provocative” threat.

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