McPherson

• The McPherson High School 4-Speaker Debate team captured the KSHSAA state championship with team members Stephanie Fonseca, Avery Unruh, Brenna Sullivan, and Anne-Marie Holmes. →
• A fire broke out early Tuesday morning in the McPherson Museum's haunted house building, requiring multiple fire departments to respond. The blaze was contained to the building's interior with no injuries reported. →
• Glass House Greenery opened at 210 N. Main St. with owner Jody Unruh introducing a 'flower bar' concept alongside traditional floral services. →
• Krehbiel's Specialty Meats is offering its Annual Hog Bundle Sale through Feb. 28, 2026, with $47 savings on bulk pork products. →
• The McPherson Bullpups dominated Circle 72-47 on Wall of Fame Night, led by Eli Reasoner's 20 points and Jett Pyle's 19 points. The victory improved McPherson's record to 6-5 on the season. →
• Rylie Whitfield scored 23 points on perfect 7-of-7 shooting, including 6-for-6 from three-point range, leading the McPherson Bullpups to a dominant victory over Circle on Wall of Fame Night. →
• The 1st/2nd grade Lady Pups basketball team dominated Little River with a 25-0 shutout victory, led by Emmy Dohrman's 12 points. →
• The Moundridge Wildcats improved to 10-1 on the season with a seven-point victory over Wichita Classical. Burge and Lutz led the scoring with 19 points each. →
• Expect a mostly clear day in McPherson with temperatures climbing to 49 degrees under sunny skies and breezy south-southwest winds gusting up to 18 mph.

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🌾Kansas

• Farm Aid Request: Farm groups say Trump's $12B aid package is only a "first step" toward covering multi-year agricultural losses from low commodity prices, high costs, and trade war damage.
• Prison Funding Omitted: Gov. Kelly's budget excludes $453M to rebuild the 135-year-old Hutchinson prison despite warnings its deteriorating conditions—including 40-sq-ft cells and no AC—could trigger a federal lawsuit.
• School Tax Credit Expansion: Kansas Legislature introduced HB 2468 to expand tax credits for private school scholarships and participate in a new federal scholarship tax credit program before adjourning for MLK weekend.
• Lawrence Fatal Shooting: An 18-year-old was killed and a 16-year-old critically injured in a Saturday shooting at Jayhawk Cafe; two suspects face murder and assault charges.
• Bill Self Hospitalized: KU basketball coach Bill Self was hospitalized Monday with IV fluids and will miss Tuesday's game at Colorado—his third health scare since 2023, including recent stent surgery.

Top 5 Kansas news stories

January 20 2026

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🇺🇸 US

• Trump returns to Davos with largest U.S. delegation in years, threatening European tariffs over Greenland dispute while planning to discuss banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
• 100+ vehicles crashed on Michigan's I-196 in lake-effect snow pileup involving dozens of jackknifed semis; numerous injuries but no deaths reported.
• Geomagnetic storm brings northern lights as far south as Alabama and Northern California, with auroras also visible across parts of UK and Southern Hemisphere.
• Iranian regime reportedly killed 3,000+ protesters in brutal crackdown last week, ending mass demonstrations that erupted over economic collapse and political freedoms.
• Indiana won first-ever national championship with perfect 16-0 season, stunning turnaround for program with second-most losses in college football history.

Top 5 US news stories

January 20 2026

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