> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citizenjournal.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Manhattan daily brief - URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/manhattan-daily-brief-146/ - Published: 2026-09-14T14:50:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-14T14:50:47.000Z - Description: Manhattan, Kansas and US news for busy people - Sep 14, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: ksu, #brief, #fullemail # Manhattan - Manhattan drivers face 15-minute delays on Anderson Avenue between Wildwood Lane and Oakdale Drive due to concrete paving work. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/manhattan-drivers-face-morning-delays-on-anderson-avenue/) - The Riley County Board of Commissioners will consider doubling the local motor vehicle transaction fee to $10 to raise $832,000 annually. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-considers-fee-hikes-and-first-county-administrator-search/) - The Riley County Board of Commissioners will launch a search for the county's first administrator, with a salary up to $180,463\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-considers-fee-hikes-and-first-county-administrator-search/) - The Manhattan City Commission will hold hearings Tuesday on its 2027 budget and plans to exceed the revenue-neutral property tax rate. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/manhattan-city-commission-to-hold-public-hearings-on-2027-budget-and-property-tax-rate/) - Flock cameras helped Salina police arrest a 19-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Great Bend teen. [→](https://www.ksal.com/flock-cameras-help-catch-murder-suspect/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Expect mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures today with a high near 92°F, alongside breezy southeast winds gusting up to 30 mph. --- # 🌾 Kansas - Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher clashed over property taxes, data centers and school vouchers in a Sept. 12 debate at the Kansas State Fair. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-267/) - Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton sparred over tariffs, the Iran war and agriculture in a Sept. 12 U.S. Senate debate at the Kansas State Fair. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-267/) - Eleven Kansas hospitals were selected for federal assistance announced Sept. 11 as part of a nearly $25 million program aiding 132 rural hospitals across 13 states. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-267/) - Severe thunderstorm warnings brought hail up to tennis-ball size and winds near 70 mph to parts of drought-stricken Kansas from Sept. 12 into Sept. 13\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-267/) - No. 23 Missouri defeated Kansas 38-21 on Sept. 11, while Kansas State beat Washington State 34-7 on Sept. 12 to improve to 2-0\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-267/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - Consumer prices rose 0.4% in August from July, driven largely by higher gasoline costs, pushing traders to price in a nearly 90% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike at its Sept. 15-16 meeting. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-264/) - President Donald Trump said Sept. 13 he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, blaming the attacks for diesel shortages that pushed U.S. diesel prices above $6 a gallon on Sept. 11\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-264/) - Saudi Arabia shut its East-West oil pipeline Sept. 11 after drone strikes caused fires and injuries at pumping stations, cutting a route that carries about 5% of global oil supply. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-264/) - Oracle's debt has swelled to $125 billion to fund AI data center expansion, and co-founder Larry Ellison abruptly canceled a planned $7.5 billion stock sale a day after it became public. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-264/) - The U.S. and Mexico announced a two-year Colorado River agreement Sept. 9 that cuts Mexico's water deliveries by 250,000 acre-feet annually in 2027 and 2028, about 17% of its allocation. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-264/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab2FileL-10.png) --- --- # SEPTEMBER 14, 1814: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY PENS “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER” On this day during the War of 1812, lawyer Francis Scott Key wrote a poem after watching British forces bombard Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. Seeing the American flag still flying at dawn inspired the verses that would later be set to music and adopted in 1931 as the United States’ national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” *This article was written using our proprietary AI system, Cronkite. The final decision to publish this article was made by a human. For more info, read our [AI policy](https://www.citizenjournal.us/ai-policy/).*