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# McPherson daily brief
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-daily-brief-153/
- Published: 2026-09-09T13:05:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T13:05:48.000Z
- Description: McPherson, Kansas and US news for busy people - Sep 9, 2026 edition
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: mcj, #brief, #fullemail

# McPherson

- Residents urged the Lindsborg City Council to cancel its $6,000 Flock Safety license plate reader contract over surveillance concerns. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/residents-demand-a-kansas-city-scrap-its-flock-license-plate-cameras-officials-say-a-response-is-coming/)
- Lindsborg city officials announced plans to issue a formal response addressing public backlash over Flock Safety surveillance cameras. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/lindsborg-city-council-summary/)
- Lindsborg City Council unanimously adopted a 2027 budget with a revenue-neutral property tax levy of 48.977 mills. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/lindsborg-city-council-summary-2/)
- Lindsborg City Council voted 5-1 to adopt the 2026 Uniform Public Offense Code, which includes a 25-foot buffer zone for first responders. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/lindsborg-city-council-summary/)
- The McPherson USD 418 Board of Education set a Sept. 21 budget hearing for a proposal raising the tax levy 4.51 mills, following the March vote approving the increase. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/usd-418-to-hold-budget-hearing-sept-21/)
- McPherson Public Library has ended its summer schedule and returned to regular operating hours following Labor Day. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-public-library-returns-to-general-hours-after-labor-day/)
- Canton trash service is delayed by one day to Thursday, Sept. 10, following the Labor Day holiday. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/canton-trash-pickup-moves-to-thursday-council-meets-at-6-p-m-for-budget-tax-rate-hearings/)
- Expect partly sunny skies today with a high of 90°F and scattered showers and thunderstorms developing throughout the day.

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# 🌾 Kansas

- Hundreds of residents packed a Hutchinson town hall Sept. 8 to weigh in on data center development, with no project proposed or voted on. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-264/)
- Six former Kansas corrections officials delivered a letter to Gov. Laura Kelly urging her to commute all nine death sentences to life without parole. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-264/)
- Overland Park police launched a public website Sept. 1 that tracks every department drone flight in near-real time. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-264/)
- Five independent Kansas health systems announced Sept. 8 the formation of Astra Health, a shared services organization that lets each member retain its own name, board and ownership. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-264/)
- The Kansas Highway Patrol reported no fatal crashes during its Labor Day weekend enforcement period but made 23 DUI arrests, one more than last year. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-264/)

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# 🇺🇸 US

- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued new restrictions on data center development Tuesday, citing community and power grid concerns. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-261/)
- New York City released more than 170,000 pages of 9/11 response records and settled two public-records lawsuits with 9/11 Health Watch, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-261/)
- Kansas' two Republican senators and a GOP gubernatorial candidate pushed back against President Trump's threat to bar Bombardier aircraft sales, warning it would jeopardize Wichita jobs. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-261/)
- NextEra Energy secured a federal loan of up to $1.9 billion Tuesday to restart Iowa's Duane Arnold nuclear plant, backed by a 25-year power purchase agreement with Google. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-261/)
- Brent crude climbed to roughly $99 a barrel Tuesday as the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks involving oil tankers and military vessels in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-261/)

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# Weather

![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab2FileL-5.png)

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# September 9, 2002: Buzz Aldrin Punches Moon Landing Conspiracy Theorist

On September 9, 2002, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin punched filmmaker and conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel outside a Beverly Hills hotel after Sibrel accused him of faking the 1969 moon landing. Sibrel, who had lured Aldrin there under false pretenses and demanded he swear on a Bible, later tried to press assault charges, but the case was dismissed when authorities ruled he had instigated the confrontation.

*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/).*