Manhattan

• Riley County awarded a $3.78 million construction contract to modernize the Keats sanitary sewer system, using federal ARPA funds to cover a funding shortfall. →
• The Riley County Commission voted 2-1 to renew a five-year contract with Bison Ridge Recycling, including a controversial $15,000 annual subsidy for glass recycling. →
• ArchImages was awarded an $85,085 contract to conduct a four-month study on whether the Riley County Health Department can be consolidated into existing county buildings. →
• A 33-year-old Junction City man is being held without bond after allegedly stalking four victims and assaulting a law enforcement officer in Manhattan. Austin Cody Edge faces multiple charges including criminal trespass, violation of protection orders, and attempted battery of a police officer. →
• Riley County police are investigating the disappearance of $10,000 worth of jewelry left behind in a Manhattan hotel room on Tuesday. Authorities are seeking tips to locate the missing items, which were reported stolen after a guest checked out. →
• The newly formed Rural Economic Development Advisory Board is focusing on supporting businesses outside Manhattan city limits and promoting the MakeMyMove program. →
• The Riley County Commission plans to return to its newly remodeled chambers by April 9 and has approved $8,850 for the installation of new privacy window shades. →
• Officials proposed spending between $10,000 and $12,000 to install a concrete pad and weather shelter to protect dog park visitors from the elements. →
• Expect a bright and sunny day with a high near 57, though you’ll want to watch out for those north winds gusting up to 30 mph.

🌾 Kansas

• Kansas lawmakers have sent a nearly $28 billion state budget to Gov. Laura Kelly with a 1% across-the-board salary increase for roughly 35,000 executive branch and public university workers, well below Kelly's recommended 2.5% raise. →

• Generation Z homebuyers are increasingly choosing Kansas and other Midwest markets, with Wichita's homeownership rate for residents under 35 at 18.4% — nearly 40% above the national average. →

• Manufacturing activity across the central United States expanded at its fastest pace in nearly four years in March, with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's composite manufacturing index climbing to 11 from 5 in February. →

• Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 368, which would have limited state regulators' authority to take action against certain health facilities, and announced Kansas will join the federal "A Home for Every Child" foster care initiative. →

• The Kansas Senate voted 39-0 to send Gov. Kelly legislation protecting parents who allow age-appropriate independent activities like outdoor play or walking to school from child welfare intervention based solely on unsupervised activity, commonly called 'free range parenting'. →

🇺🇸 US

• Trump extended a pause on U.S. military strikes against Iranian energy sites by 10 days, though peace talk mediators contradicted his account that Iran requested the extension. →

• Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed a defense-cooperation agreement as Gulf nations seek Ukrainian expertise in repelling large-scale drone attacks. →

• The Senate voted early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security but excluded Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. →

• Every metro area in the United States experienced lower immigration rates during the year leading up to July 2025 compared with the previous year, according to new Census Bureau estimates. →

• The number of Americans worth tens of millions and hundreds of millions of dollars has surged in recent decades, with roughly 430,000 U.S. households now worth $30 million or more. →

Weather

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