Lawrence

• KDOT awarded a $104.7 million contract to expand Kansas Highway 10 north of Sixth Street in Lawrence to four lanes. →
• The University of Kansas in Lawrence secured a $3.6M federal grant to lead a new national special education leadership program. →
• The University of Kansas opened a new law enforcement training facility in Hutchinson, completing phase one of campus upgrades. →
• Challengers to U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann will participate in a Kansas 1st Congressional District candidate forum at the Lawrence Public Library. →
• The City of Lawrence is researching data centers to draft local regulations and plans to gather community feedback this winter. →
• The Lawrence Affordable Housing Advisory Board will review 12 applicants seeking $3.3 million from the city's $700,000 housing trust fund. →
• Expect early morning patchy fog to burn off by 10 a.m., giving way to plenty of sunshine and a pleasant high near 77°F today.

🌾 Kansas

• The Senate Leadership Fund has reserved nearly $8.2 million in advertising to defend GOP Sen. Roger Marshall's Kansas re-election bid, pulling funds from the North Carolina Senate race. →

• K. Christopher Jayaram was formally sworn in Friday as the Kansas Supreme Court's 83rd justice, months after issuing a ruling striking down 1997-era state abortion restrictions. →

• Olathe parents launched a petition drive Friday seeking state review of the school board's 7-0 vote to close six schools affecting 2,200 students, needing 6,100 signatures within 45 days. →

• The YMCA of Topeka's board announced Friday a plan to join the Greater Wichita YMCA, combining service areas across six Kansas counties to reach a targeted 1 million residents. →

• A shortage of commercial-licensed drivers is forcing Kansas school districts to cut bus routes and could limit snowplow staffing this winter, with Harvey County reporting it can staff only one snow-removal shift. →

🇺🇸 US

• The Pentagon confirmed Oct. 4 that all U.S. B-1 bombers have left RAF Fairford in Britain, withdrawing after a suspected terror plot investigation led to six arrests. →

• A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Oct. 1 that warrantless searches of license-plate databases violate the Fourth Amendment, tossing evidence from a 91-pound meth bust. →

• The Supreme Court will open its October 2026 term Oct. 5 with arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, testing whether local governments can sue oil companies over climate change costs. →

• President Trump announced Oct. 4 a new federal AI task force called the "Super Intelligence Force," chaired by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. →

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Oct. 2 a one-day military stand-down by Oct. 15 to help service members register and vote in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. →

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October 5, 2011: Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies

Apple visionary Steve Jobs, co-founder and longtime leader of Apple Inc., died at age 56 from complications of pancreatic cancer. His groundbreaking work on products like the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad transformed personal computing, music and mobile communication around the world.

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