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# Kansas daily brief
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-daily-brief-13/
- Published: 2026-01-09T13:41:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-04T02:34:17.000Z
- Description: Kansas and US news for busy people - Jan 9, 2026 edition
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: hcj, email, #brief

# 🌾Kansas

- **Evergy proposes $500M, 133-mile transmission line through southern Kansas primarily benefiting Oklahoma and Missouri, with Kansas ratepayers helping fund the project.** Landowners at a public hearing raised concerns about impacts on farms and property values, with construction starting 2027.
- **Democratic Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes challenges GOP House Speaker Dan Hawkins for insurance commissioner, pledging to reject all insurance industry donations.** The race pits Sykes' consumer protection platform against Hawkins' deregulation agenda.
- **Justice Eric Rosen sworn in as Kansas Supreme Court chief justice after Marla Luckert's stroke and resignation.** Rosen, who served as acting chief since October, became chief under constitutional succession rules.
- **Rock Regional Hospital in Derby permanently closed after bankruptcy judge lifted eviction stay, ending all emergency services.** The hospital filed bankruptcy facing $23 million in liabilities just before scheduled eviction.
- [**Garden City appoints Tom Nguyen, 22, as youngest mayor in city history and first Asian American mayor.**](https://www.citizenjournal.us/garden-city-local-news-summary-2/) Nguyen aims to build 4,000 new homes by 2030 and expand sports facilities during his one-year term.

[Top 5 Kansas news storiesJanuary 9 2026![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-4088.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Tom-Nguyen.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-97/)

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# 🇺🇸 US

- **Trump seeks $1.5 trillion defense budget by 2027** — a 50% increase to fund what he calls a "Dream Military" amid threats of military action in Venezuela and proposed annexation of Greenland.
- **House passes ACA subsidy extension with 17 GOP defections** — the symbolic 230-196 vote has no Senate path but gives cover to vulnerable Republicans facing reelection.
- **Philadelphia shipyard overwhelmed by Trump naval expansion** — Korean-owned Hanwha Ocean plans to scale from 2 to 20 ships annually but needs more docks to meet surging military demand.
- **Border Patrol shooting in Portland sparks federal withdrawal demands** — agent shot two people during traffic stop of alleged Venezuelan gang members, prompting mayor to echo Minneapolis in calling for federal departure.
- **Iran imposes internet blackout as revolution spreads** — nationwide protests chanting "Death to Khamenei" reach multiple cities and affluent Tehran neighborhoods despite government crackdown threats.

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# Weather

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# January 9 2007 Steve Jobs debuts the iPhone

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