McPherson

• The Lindsborg City Council reviewed a draft policy setting limits on Flock Safety license plate reader data retention and audits. →
• The Lindsborg City Council appointed 'DeFlock' leader Brandon Burch to fill the vacant Ward 4 council seat for a term ending in 2027. →
• The Lindsborg City Council renewed its employee health plan, absorbing most of a 21.6% hike with minimal employee cost rises. →
• Contractors finished curb and gutter work on Hay Street and began tearing up the next section of Hickory Street in McPherson. →
• The McPherson County Commission approved a $16,000 payment to Harvey County under a shared-services agreement for coroner operations. →
• The Greater Wichita YMCA highlighted 15 member and staff stories in the latest installment of its 175 Stories for 175 Years project. →
• Expect partly sunny skies today with a light breeze and a high near 57°F.

🌾 Kansas

• Democrat Cindy Holscher declared victory in the Kansas governor's race Wednesday, leading Republican Ty Masterson by 5,578 votes out of 1,092,680 counted, though Masterson has not conceded and awaits a required close-race audit. →

• Associated Press race calls confirmed Wednesday night that Democrats broke Republicans' two-thirds supermajority in the Kansas House, with preliminary counts showing 68 Republicans to 57 Democrats, a potential 20-seat Democratic gain. →

• Democrat Chris Mann declared victory in the Kansas attorney general race Wednesday with an 11,597-vote lead over Republican Kris Kobach, though Kobach has not conceded and the race awaits a required audit. →

• Democrat Amy Diediker flipped the Kansas State Board of Education's District 3 seat with nearly 55% of the vote, narrowing the Republican majority on the 10-member board from seven seats to six. →

• Citizen Journal released a photo gallery documenting Nov. 3 election day scenes from polling places and watch parties across Lawrence, Hutchinson, Topeka, Wichita and Overland Park. →

🇺🇸 US

• Vice President JD Vance blamed GOP midterm losses on voter anger over the Iran war, and Trump agreed the assessment was "largely true" while defending his decision to start the conflict. →

• California's Proposition 40 billionaire tax appeared headed for defeat as Nevada, Virginia and other states delivered mixed results on abortion and voting measures, while Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remained too close to call. →

• House Speaker Mike Johnson said he won't seek to lead Republicans in the next Congress, triggering a leadership contest between Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise, as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer faces opposition from newly elected Democrats to his bid for majority leader. →

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,569 points, its biggest gain of the year, as investors bet on gridlock from divided government and potential progress toward ending the Iran war. →

• President Trump said the roughly $4 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel will end this year, claiming Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to the change months ago, though Netanyahu's office declined to comment. →

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NOVEMBER 5, 1733: FIRST ISSUE OF THE NEW YORK WEEKLY JOURNAL PUBLISHED

Printer and journalist John Peter Zenger releases the first issue of the New York Weekly Journal in New York City. His later acquittal on libel charges for criticizing the colonial governor becomes a landmark victory for press freedom in the English colonies.

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