> ## 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-171/ - Published: 2026-10-20T13:21:57.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-20T13:21:57.000Z - Description: Manhattan, Kansas and US news for busy people - Oct 20, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: Manhattan, #brief, #fullemail # Manhattan - McPherson County Community Foundation opened a fund to support families by the tragedy at a Wichita soccer field. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-community-foundation-opens-fund-to-support-families-of-fallen/) - The McPherson-based Hack and Scratch podcast released Episode 16, discussing area high school football and the recent tragedy in Wichita. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/hack-and-scratch-episode-16/) - Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo expanded advance voting hours after more than 1,180 ballots were cast in the first two and a half days. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-66/) - Riley County officials discussed adding public warning notifications for live-fire training at the Riley County Police shooting range. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-66/) - Riley County Emergency Services finalized plans for a one-bay addition at Station 104 in Keats and acquired a new heavy brush truck. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-66/) - Riley County will use state grant funding to clear access roads and create fire breaks on federal land north of Tuttle Creek Lake. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-66/) - Expect partly sunny skies today with a high near 71 and just a slight chance of a passing shower after 10 a.m. --- # 🌾 Kansas - McPherson stadium overflows as Bullpups beat Augusta 8-0 in first game since a Wichita crash killed two of the community's own. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-291/) - Trump rallied for Sen. Roger Marshall in Park City on Oct. 19 in his first Wichita-area visit in a decade. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-291/) - Federal prosecutors charged Jaden J. Read, 24, of Clearwater with threatening to shoot President Trump ahead of his Oct. 19 Park City rally after a Crime Stoppers tip led to his arrest. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-291/) - About 12,600 people voted in person in Johnson County on the first day of early voting Oct. 17, nearing 2024 presidential-year turnout, as Sedgwick County opened in-person voting Oct. 19\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-291/) - Investors have proposed a "Great Plains Defense Autonomy Hub" west of Topeka Regional Airport to extract rare earth elements and manufacture magnets and motors using a coal-waste leaching process. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-291/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - Elon Musk pledged on X Oct. 19 to give one SpaceX share to every child in America in 2027, a gift estimated at about $10.5 billion. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-289/) - Harris and Dallas counties reported record first-day early voting turnout Oct. 19 ahead of Texas' Nov. 3 general election, with Harris logging more than 104,000 in-person votes. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-289/) - The Supreme Court on Oct. 19 declined to hear appeals seeking to restore plea agreements for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants, leaving them facing possible death sentences. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-289/) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. lawmakers Oct. 19 that the Pentagon was delaying paid-for air-defense interceptors as Russia struck Ukraine's power grid overnight, cutting power to at least 550,000 households. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-289/) - Alberta voters rejected a path toward separation from Canada in an Oct. 19 provincial referendum, with about 76.5% favoring remaining in Canada in early results. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-289/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/10/Tab2FileL-17.png) --- --- # OCTOBER 20, 1967: BIGFOOT CAPTURED ON FILM IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA A short clip shot in a remote California forest claims to show the mythical ape man “Bigfoot,” electrifying believers and sparking decades of controversy. Years later, when a prominent Bigfoot researcher sent a related hair sample to the FBI, tests found it was from a member of the deer family, not an unknown creature. *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/).* --- Found a mistake? Have a news tip or feedback to share? Contact our newsroom using the button below: [Contact Us](https://www.citizenjournal.us/contact/)