Manhattan

• Manhattan residents submitted a 500-signature petition urging rejection of a $31 million police grant over ICE concerns. →
• The Riley County Law Board barred police from renewing or expanding a $30,000 automated license plate reader contract without approval. →
• The Riley County Law Board approved buying a new vehicle to transport inmates housed in nearby counties due to record jail overcrowding. →
• Riley County police will use supervisor discretion rather than automatic road closures in Manhattan's Aggieville on football game days. →
• A Riley County committee outlined plans to review applicants and recommend finalists to replace retiring Police Director Brian Peete. →
• Manhattan's Fort Riley Safe Passage rideshare will cut operating hours to weekends while its annual budget expands to $250,000 by 2027. →
• Expect mostly cloudy skies today with a high near 75°F and a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

🌾 Kansas

• Fitch Ratings revised Kansas' credit outlook from stable to positive on Sept. 22 while affirming its AA rating, citing stronger fiscal resilience and a $2 billion rainy day fund. →

• The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board will now require its approval before the police department can renew or expand its roughly $30,000 annual Flock Safety license plate reader contract. →

• Riley County's application for $31.7 million in federal jail funding faces renewed opposition, including a petition with more than 500 signatures, over requirements to cooperate with ICE. →

• Former Western Plains USD 106 Superintendent Jeff Michael Jones was charged Sept. 18 in Ness County District Court with nine felonies and 10 misdemeanors, including theft of district property valued at $25,000 to $100,000. →

• Kansas milk production rose 13.9% in August from a year earlier, the fastest growth among 24 major dairy states tracked in a USDA report released Sept. 22. →

🇺🇸 US

• President Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Wednesday as the two countries agreed to extend their trade truce through Jan. 10, 2027. →

• A federal judge issued an emergency 14-day restraining order early Thursday requiring the White House to restore permanent press credentials to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. →

• Kansas emerges as a Senate battleground as Democrat Adam Hamilton edges Republican incumbent Roger Marshall 45%-43% in a new poll, with ICE detentions in southwest Kansas meatpacking towns fueling tensions before the vote. →

• Ohio lawmakers plan to vote Sept. 30 on suspending state gas and diesel taxes, while more than 30 industry groups urged Trump to reject a proposed diesel export ban. →

• An FDA advisory committee voted Wednesday to recommend approval of Grail's Galleri multi-cancer blood test despite unresolved questions about its effectiveness in reducing cancer deaths. →

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SEPTEMBER 24, 1789: FIRST U.S. SUPREME COURT IS ESTABLISHED

Congress passes the Judiciary Act of 1789, creating a six-justice Supreme Court with life tenure. President George Washington immediately nominates John Jay as chief justice and five associate justices, cementing the new federal judiciary’s authority.

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