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# Kansas daily brief
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-daily-brief-16/
- Published: 2026-01-14T13:41:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-04T02:34:20.000Z
- Description: Kansas and US news for busy people - Jan 14, 2026 edition
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: hcj, #brief, #fullemail

# 🌾Kansas

- [**Gov. Kelly celebrated Kansas' economic transformation in her final State of the State**, ](https://www.citizenjournal.us/kelly-touts-economic-wins-in-final-state-of-the-state/)highlighting the Chiefs' stadium deal, $30B in new investments creating 80,000 jobs, and $1B in annual tax cuts including eliminating grocery sales tax.
- **Legislature introduced HB 2435 allowing natural gas utilities to defer infrastructure costs** while organizing committees and processing early session business.
- **Chief Justice Rosen called for expanded specialty court funding and rural attorney recruitment** in his first State of the Judiciary address, emphasizing treatment over incarceration for mental health and substance abuse cases.
- **AG Kobach opened $10M in applications for AI gun detection software in Kansas schools**, promoting ZeroEyes technology that analyzes security cameras and alerts authorities within 3-5 seconds of detecting firearms.
- **An Arctic front dropped Kansas temperatures 20 degrees Wednesday with gusty winds**, followed by a stronger cold front Friday bringing highs only in the 30s through the weekend.

[Top 5 Kansas news storiesJanuary 14 2026![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-4173.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/4F5A1535-1536x878.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-100/)

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# 🇺🇸 US

- **Trump threatens Iran military action** as protest death toll mounts, telling demonstrators "help is on its way" while European allies share intelligence on potential targets, though Saudi Arabia lobbies against strikes.
- **Trump tours Ford plant in Michigan** to showcase manufacturing amid voter economic concerns following recent GOP election losses in swing states.
- **Six federal prosecutors resign from Minnesota** over Trump administration pressure to investigate the wife of a woman fatally shot by ICE agents.
- **U.S. ouster of Maduro forces China's Latin America retreat**, with Beijing reassessing regional ambitions and signaling potential trade-off: Western Hemisphere for America, Taiwan Strait for China.
- **China's trade surplus hits record $1.19 trillion** despite Trump tariffs as exporters pivot successfully to Southeast Asia, EU, Latin America and Africa markets.

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# Weather

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# January 14 1973 Miami Dolphins win Super Bowl VII to cap NFL’s only perfect season

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