McPherson

• Photos Reveal Extensive Damage to Moccasin Road Bridge. →
• Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rev. Adam Hamilton shared his platform on health care and religion during a campaign stop in McPherson. →
• McPherson Main Street hosted its Rock the Block event in downtown McPherson to support local shops and fundraise for the senior center. →
• The McPherson Chamber of Commerce will host a McPherson County Commission candidate forum on July 30 at the American Legion in McPherson. →
• Surveying is complete for a 2027 Kansas Department of Transportation improvement project on West Kansas Avenue in McPherson. →
• The Lindsborg Community Library requested $150,500 in property tax funding from the Lindsborg City Council for its 2027 budget. →
• It is going to be a beautiful, sunny Monday here in McPherson with a high of 89°F and a light breeze out of the east-southeast.

🌾 Kansas

• Ellsworth County prosecutors charged Aaron French, 37, and Makayla French, 28, each with four felony counts of aggravated child endangerment after a young child found an unsecured shotgun and fatally shot two siblings in Brookville. →

• The Lyon County Election Office rejected a petition to ban high-impact data centers in Emporia, citing improperly documented or notarized signatures despite nearly 1,400 collected. →

• South Bow, operator of the Keystone pipeline system, agreed to a roughly $70 million federal consent decree, including a $26.9 million civil penalty, over a 2022 rupture that spilled about 543,000 gallons of crude oil into a Washington County creek. →

• Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rev. Adam Hamilton campaigned in McPherson on July 11, pitching himself as a moderate ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. →

• Authorities arrested Ricardo Johary Cadena-Garcia, 36, in Oklahoma after a July 12 shooting at a Dodge City bar killed two men and wounded two others. →

🇺🇸 US

• U.S. and Iran exchanged widespread strikes across the Gulf, prompting Iran to briefly declare the Strait of Hormuz closed before both sides reached an early July 13 agreement to reopen it and extend their ceasefire. →

• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died July 11 at age 71 from a torn artery, triggering a special election process that will send South Carolina voters to the polls Aug. 11. →

• Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., revealed July 12 that a June 14 fall caused a brief loss of consciousness and hospitalization, ending weeks of silence amid death rumors. →

• The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law July 11 without President Trump's signature, enacting more than 45 provisions aimed at increasing housing supply and restricting institutional investors. →

• Florida's Palm Beach International Airport officially became President Donald J. Trump International Airport on July 9, with the FAA setting an Oct. 7 deadline for operators to update records reflecting new identification codes. →

Weather

JULY 13, 2013: #BLACKLIVESMATTER HASHTAG FIRST APPEARS, SPARKING A MOVEMENT

After George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Alicia Garza posted “Black lives matter” on Facebook, a phrase that was quickly turned into the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter by fellow organizer Patrisse Cullors. The slogan soon spread across social media and the streets, becoming a rallying cry for a growing movement against racism and police violence in the United States and around the world. 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.