Manhattan

• The Acacia Fraternity proposed a 10-room addition and a 37-space parking lot in the Lee Elementary Neighborhood Historic District, but the project is currently stalled by zoning issues and resident concerns over preserving mid-century modern green space. →
• New land development rules require short-term rental agents to respond to complaints in person within one hour and tighten requirements for the 500-foot separation distance between units. →
• A county commissioner expressed opposition to funding law enforcement for a development expanding into Pottawatomie County, citing concerns over the financial burden of new substations and jail space. →
• Riley County police are investigating after an unknown suspect used a local woman’s identity to take out nearly $10,000 in fraudulent student loans. The victim reported the crime Monday afternoon from her home on Highland Ridge Drive. →
• Board members are pushing to revive efforts to add Sunset Cemetery to the historic register, a project that has been on hold since 2018 while the Parks and Recreation Department managed site improvements. →
• Retired extension agent Chuck Otte will lead a guided nature walk focusing on spring birds on March 14 at Sunset Cemetery. →
• A public meeting regarding the 2026 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant will be held Feb. 26 at City Hall. →
• It’s going to be a beautiful, mostly sunny day in the Little Apple with a comfortable high near 62 and just a light breeze out of the southeast.

🌾 Kansas

• Gov. Laura Kelly warned she will give "strong consideration" to seeking a state-level EPA waiver allowing year-round sales of E15 ethanol-blend gasoline if Congress does not act by an April 1 deadline. →

• Gov. Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 26-0 to expedite emergency assistance for wildfire relief, waiving licensing and hours-of-service requirements for commercial motor vehicle carriers and drivers assisting with wildfire response. →

• Kansas State Senator Michael Murphy called on three county commissions to impose a three-year moratorium on data center development, warning a single facility could consume more power than a new Reno County plant could produce and threatening state legislation if local action is not taken. →

• Salina voters rejected a repeal of the city's breed-specific pit bull ban with 5,329 votes against and 4,123 in favor, locking the ordinance in place until 2036. →

• The Kansas House and Senate exchanged dozens of priority bills as the turnaround deadline passed, with the House receiving 20 Senate bills and the Senate receiving more than 35 House bills. →

🇺🇸 US

• President Trump announced a mandate requiring tech companies building AI data centers to construct their own power plants, a federal retirement savings match up to $1,000 annually for workers without employer plans, and an anti-fraud campaign led by Vice President JD Vance during his joint address to Congress Tuesday. →

• Trump presented seven military and civilian awards during his joint address, including the first Congressional Medals of Honor ever bestowed during a State of the Union speech, in a record one hour and 47 minute address that recognized 27 individuals and groups. →

• Trump staged repeated stand-or-sit confrontations with Democrats during his joint address, framing them as obstacles to public safety on immigration and criminal justice while positioning for midterm elections less than nine months away. →

• Anthropic said Tuesday it will no longer pause development on dangerous AI models if competitors have already released comparable technology, softening its safety policy amid a Pentagon ultimatum threatening loss of its defense contract by Friday. →

• Ukrainian forces have retaken territory in Kupyansk and Zaporizhzhia as Russia's war enters its fifth year, with Russian casualties totaling 1.2 million including up to 325,000 killed while peace negotiations backed by Trump remain stalled. →

Weather

February 25 1940: NHL game televised in US for first time

The first telecast of a National Hockey League game is transmitted over New York's W2XBS—the National Broadcasting Company's experimental station used to test TV technology. A viewing audience estimated at 300 subscribers watches the New York Rangers defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 6-2, at Madison Square Garden.

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