McPherson

• Washington Elementary Pre-K students picnicked and danced to the McPherson College Jazz Band during Music on the Plaza in McPherson. →
• The City of McPherson will hold an informational meeting Sept. 29 on a state grant application to improve ADA access at its downtown plaza. →
• The McPherson USD 418 Board of Education proposed high school carpentry students build an athletic ticket booth to end a monthly rental. →
• PHOTOS: The McPherson High School girls tennis team won the Doug Gayer Classic team championship with 90 points on Saturday. →
• The McPherson boys soccer team rallied from an early deficit to defeat Buhler 2-1 Friday at McPherson High School Stadium. →
• McPherson-based sports podcast Hack & Scratch announced seven season-long sponsorship opportunities for local businesses. →
• Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 76°F and a chance of showers and thunderstorms developing as the day goes on.

🌾 Kansas

• Fitch Ratings revised Kansas' credit outlook from stable to positive on Sept. 22 while affirming its AA rating, citing stronger fiscal resilience, a $2 billion rainy day fund and reduced reliance on one-time budget measures. →

• The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board will now require its approval before the police department can renew or expand its roughly $30,000 annual Flock Safety license plate reader contract, which comes up for renewal in December. →

• Riley County's application for $31.7 million in federal jail funding faces renewed opposition, including a petition with more than 500 signatures, over requirements to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. →

• Former Western Plains USD 106 Superintendent Jeff Michael Jones was charged Sept. 18 in Ness County District Court with nine felonies and 10 misdemeanors, including theft of district property valued at $25,000 to $100,000. →

• Kansas milk production rose 13.9% in August from a year earlier, the fastest growth among 24 major dairy states tracked in a USDA report released Sept. 22. →

🇺🇸 US

• Trump greeted Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday as the U.S. and China extended their trade truce through Jan. 10, delaying higher tariffs and pausing rare-earth export restrictions. →

• A federal judge issued a 14-day emergency order requiring the White House to restore press credentials for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. →

• Kansas emerges as a Senate battleground as ICE detentions near Dodge City meatpacking plants spark backlash against GOP incumbent Roger Marshall, with polling showing him just 2 points ahead of Democrat Adam Hamilton. →

• Ohio lawmakers plan to vote Sept. 30 on a 90-day gas tax suspension as industry groups urge Trump to reject a proposed diesel export ban. →

• An FDA advisory committee recommended approval of Grail's Galleri blood test for multi-cancer screening despite unresolved questions about its effectiveness in reducing cancer deaths. →

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SEPTEMBER 24, 1789: FIRST U.S. SUPREME COURT IS ESTABLISHED

Congress passes the Judiciary Act of 1789, creating a six-justice Supreme Court with life tenure. President George Washington immediately nominates John Jay as chief justice and five associate justices, cementing the new federal judiciary’s authority.

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