McPherson

• The city must shift budget funds to cover higher-than-expected bridge inspection costs caused by expanded reporting requirements from the Kansas Department of Transportation. →
• Construction on a nearly $1 million bridge project hit a snag after crews discovered buried concrete rubble, which will likely require a costly change order. →
• The McPherson CVB awarded grants funded by guest taxes to support community events, including the Rolling Thunder Gamefest and the Highway 56 Sales Scramble. →
• Former city clerk and business owner Tiffany Neel launched a new insurance agency focused on transparent customer service and policy education, marked by a local Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting. →
• Lindsborg's 2026 tree maintenance plan targets improvements at Carlson Park and the Välkommen Trail, while continuing a tree cost-share program for local residents. →
• Lindsborg has been recognized again as a 'Tree City USA' community and will celebrate with a tree care demonstration during the Arbor Day celebration on April 25. →
• A 1,280 sq ft home with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a storm shelter is listed for $24,500 by realtor Kristi Fowler. →
• It’s going to be a cloudy and cool day in McPherson with a high near 57, so keep an umbrella handy as we expect scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to develop.

🌾 Kansas

• Gov. Laura Kelly signed bipartisan legislation placing sweeping new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers, including bans on spread pricing and mandates that drug rebates pass through to health plans. →

• The Kansas Legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's vetoes of two bills expanding state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, requiring sheriffs to honor ICE detainers and compelling state agencies to share data with federal departments. →

• The Kansas Legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's vetoes on 15 bills in a single session, spanning immigration enforcement, abortion provider liability, executive authority, voter registration, juvenile justice and education. →

• A 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after a missing 14-year-old girl's body was found Thursday morning behind a dirt pile in Great Bend. →

• Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City councilmembers introduced a $600 million funding package for a new downtown Royals stadium at Washington Square Park, part of a $1.9 billion development with no new taxes. →

🇺🇸 US

• AI-powered coding tools have created a backlog crisis for companies, with one financial services firm's output jumping from 25,000 to 250,000 lines of code monthly after adopting Cursor, leaving one million lines awaiting review. →

• America's office buildings are selling at massive discounts, including a Chicago building that went for $4 million after selling for $68.1 million a decade ago, as landlords accept the permanence of remote work. →

• The White House warned staff in a March 24 email against using insider information on the Iran war to bet on financial markets amid suspicious trading, including $580 million in oil futures bought minutes before Trump delayed an Iran deadline. →

• NASA's Artemis II crew faces re-entry into Earth's atmosphere at 5,000 degrees after circling the moon, with splashdown expected Friday evening in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. →

• The United States and Iran will meet Saturday in Islamabad for cease-fire talks brokered by Pakistan, as Iran maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz despite promises to reopen the waterway. →

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April 10, 1971: U.S. Table Tennis Team Visits Communist China

The visit of the U.S. table tennis team to the People’s Republic of China marked the start of “ping-pong diplomacy,” as Beijing used sports to signal a desire for warmer ties with Washington. The weeklong tour helped thaw decades of Cold War hostility and paved the way for President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 trip to China.

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