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• Riley County commissioners approved $1.56 million in capital projects, including emergency equipment upgrades and a lease for a new police substation in the Aggieville district. →
• Riley County is planning to create a centralized administration department by 2027, consolidating HR and finance while hiring the county's first dedicated top-level administrator. →
• A 25-year-old pedestrian died early Monday morning after being struck by a train near East Highway 24 and Levee Drive. The Riley County Police Department is currently investigating the fatal incident. →
• Public works has closed Stockdale Park Road from Blue River Hills Road to the campgrounds for a culvert replacement project expected to be completed by Friday. →
• Shelly from Performance Lab demonstrates single-leg exercise techniques designed to help local runners build strength and improve stability. →
• It’s going to be a beautiful, mostly sunny day in the Little Apple with a high near 73, though you should expect some breezy northwest winds gusting up to 25 mph.

🌾 Kansas

• Topeka native Gary Woodland won the Texas Children's Houston Open on Sunday with a tournament-record 21-under 259, his first PGA Tour victory since undergoing brain surgery in September 2023 to remove a lesion. →

• The Kansas State Board of Education named three finalists to succeed retiring Commissioner Randy Watson: Lisa Coons, former Virginia state superintendent; Reginald Eggleston, Geary County Schools superintendent; and Jake Steel, KSDE director of strategy. →

• Royals owner John Sherman acknowledged urgency in deciding where the team will play beyond 2031 when its Kauffman Stadium lease expires, with sites under consideration in downtown Kansas City, Mo., Clay County, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. →

• A 5-year-old girl is dead and her 8-year-old brother is in critical condition after a third child shot them with an unsecured shotgun Saturday afternoon at a home near Brookville in Ellsworth County. →

• The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left Cassondra M. Scott, 50, dead Sunday evening in Hutchinson after she pointed what was later determined to be a pellet rifle at officers responding to reports of an armed woman. →

🇺🇸 US

• Average regular gasoline in the United States hit $4 a gallon on Tuesday, a level not seen since August 2022, as the Middle East war continues to drive fuel costs higher. →

• U.S. stocks finished the first quarter of 2026 with their steepest losses since mid-2022, with the Nasdaq falling into correction territory and the Dow following into a sharp reversal. →

• Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation Monday making Washington the latest Democratic state to impose a 9.9 percent tax on income above $1 million, effective 2028. →

• New nutrition recommendations from the American Heart Association advise Americans to favor plant-based protein over meat and cook with olive oil instead of beef tallow, diverging from Trump administration dietary guidelines. →

• President Trump released mock-up images Monday of a glass tower in downtown Miami that will serve as his presidential library, featuring a red, white and blue spire and golden escalators. →

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March 31 1985: WrestleMania Debuts at Madison Square Garden

The first-ever WrestleMania takes place at Madison Square Garden, featuring a nine-match card headlined by Mr. T and Hulk Hogan defeating Rowdy Roddy Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. The star-studded event also includes Muhammad Ali serving as a referee and Liberace appearing as the timekeeper.

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