McPherson

• Daniel T. Hawkinson, 18, was arrested for voluntary manslaughter following a Kansas Bureau of Investigation probe into the January death of Joshua Soden. →
• Spring flooding caused $150,000 in unbudgeted damage in McPherson County, forcing the diversion of capital funds and delaying three planned bridge replacements to address emergency washouts. →
• Updated zoning rules establish double permit fees for unpermitted structures over 200 square feet, though free administrative permits are available for structures already on tax rolls. →
• Designers presented final plans for displaying the county seal and branding in newly renovated facilities to ensure a clean aesthetic. →
• The McPherson Bullpups girls' soccer team opened their season with a dominant 8-0 victory over Salina Central, led by Grace Prescott's four goals and a shutout from goalkeeper Ellie Herrera. →
• The McPherson Bullpups baseball team won both games of a doubleheader against Valley Center with scores of 10-7 and 10-8, overcoming a venue change due to field issues at the original site. →
• The defending state champion McPherson Bullpups softball team opened their 2026 season with a pair of narrow 5-6 losses in a doubleheader against Valley Center. →
• It’s going to be a beautiful, sunny day in McPherson with a high near 90 and a steady breeze out of the south.

🌾 Kansas

• The Kansas legislature sent more than a dozen bills to Governor Kelly's desk following marathon conference committee negotiations. →

• The Kansas Senate passed Senate Bill 254 on a 22-18 vote to bar undocumented immigrants from receiving state or local public benefits, with opposition from Democrats and some moderate Republicans concerned about administrative burdens. →

• U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced bipartisan legislation to provide zero-interest loans for rural hospital construction and renovation through the USDA's Community Facilities Direct Loan Program. →

• The Kansas House voted 119-3 to create a program offering stipends and loan forgiveness to law students and attorneys who agree to practice in rural Kansas communities facing attorney shortages. →

• Wichita State fell 83-79 to Tulsa in the NIT quarterfinals, ending the Shockers' season after making just two of 19 three-point attempts. →

🇺🇸 US

• Brent crude fell 4.7% to below $100 a barrel as Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan push for U.S.-Iran talks by Thursday, though the two sides remain far apart on core demands. →

• The Pentagon has ordered about 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East, adding to nearly 7,000 additional ground troops dispatched since the conflict began. →

• The NTSB says the fire truck that struck an Air Canada jet at LaGuardia Airport lacked a transponder and only two controllers were on duty handling roles normally split among more staff. →

• The unemployment rate for college graduates ages 22 to 27 climbed to 5.6% at the end of last year, exceeding the overall national rate of 4.2%. →

• AI companies have pledged roughly $265 million for super PACs ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with the first major test case in a Manhattan congressional primary. →

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March 25 1957: Europe’s Common Market founded in major step toward economic unity

Europe’s Common Market, created in 1957 by six Western European states to remove internal trade barriers and coordinate key economic policies, gradually deepened and expanded into today’s European Union, with a single market, shared institutions and, for many members, a common currency. On a purchasing-power-parity (PPP) basis, the EU’s economic output is still somewhat smaller than that of the United States and China, but all three remain broadly comparable in overall scale, making them peer continental markets that dominate global economic weight.

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