> ## 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-179/ - Published: 2026-10-30T13:19:24.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T13:19:24.000Z - Description: Manhattan, Kansas and US news for busy people - Oct 30, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: Manhattan, #brief, #fullemail # Manhattan - Evergy told the Riley County Commission that large data centers will face 17-year contracts to protect residents from electric rate hikes. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-69/) - The Riley County Commission approved a 90-day grace period allowing buyers of short-term rentals time to apply for a license. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-69/) - A search committee scheduled forums in Manhattan and Leonardville for resident input on hiring the next Riley County police director. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-69/) - Riley County successfully lobbied to add criminal nuisance abatement to the Kansas Association of Counties' top legislative priorities. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-69/) - Riley County is finalizing a five-year indigent defense contract featuring a 5.5 percent annual pay increase based on inflation rates. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/riley-county-commission-summary-69/) - Riley County police arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of burglarizing a couple's room at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan. [→](https://littleapplepost.com/posts/dab1a8a0-bbde-4475-b70f-99e2a0a27633?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Expect mostly cloudy skies across Manhattan today with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 76°F. --- # 🌾 Kansas - President Trump canceled his Saturday rally in Salina for Sen. Roger Marshall, with the White House citing scheduling conflicts and planning telephone rallies instead. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-299/) - Advertising in Kansas' Senate race between Sen. Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton has reached about $84.5 million, making it the state's most expensive election ever. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-299/) - Republicans narrowed Democrats' lead among Kansas advance voters to about 3,300 ballots Thursday, down from roughly 9,400 the day before. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-299/) - Gov. Laura Kelly said the debate over data centers in Kansas is largely political and could ease after the Nov. 3 election. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-299/) - A crime spree across five Topeka locations left 17 victims in about 90 minutes Wednesday, with Adam James Schwegman arrested on allegations including aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and rape. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-299/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - The U.S. economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter, up from 2.2% in the spring, as consumer spending and AI-driven business investment accelerated while inflation also rose, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-297/) - Eli Lilly raised its 2026 sales forecast to $91 billion to $92 billion Thursday after third-quarter revenue jumped 39% to $24.4 billion on strong demand for its Mounjaro and Zepbound drugs. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-297/) - Federal prosecutors issued new subpoenas Thursday in an investigation into alleged efforts to recruit an Alaska Senate candidate who shares Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's name, as Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a parallel state probe ahead of Tuesday's election. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-297/) - Alphabet shares fell 12.6% Thursday after missing sales expectations, erasing about $500 billion in market value, while Amazon and Intel shares also dropped on disappointing results despite strong cloud-computing growth. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-297/) - Final results from Israel's Oct. 27 election left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc with 53 seats, eight short of a parliamentary majority, as Likud alleged voter fraud involving Arab-led parties. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-297/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/10/Tab2FileL-28.png) --- --- # October 30, 1938: ‘War of the Worlds’ Radio Play Is Broadcast Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre on the Air aired a gripping adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds on this date, famously presenting a fictional Martian invasion as a series of realistic news bulletins. The innovative format, combined with convincing performances and sound effects, led some listeners to briefly believe an actual extraterrestrial attack was underway. *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? 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