Newton

• Eastbound East First Street in Newton will close for repairs between Duncan and Logan streets from July 27 through Aug. 7. →
• Salina native Pfc. Benjamin Del Real Jr. filed a $25 million claim against the Secret Service after being shot near the White House. →
• The Kansas Corn Growers Association joined 16 state groups calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate fertilizer pricing. →
• Expect partly sunny skies in Newton today with a high near 86°F, but keep the umbrella handy as morning showers and thunderstorms are likely before tapering off early this afternoon.

🌾 Kansas

• The Kansas City Chiefs on July 22 unveiled renderings for a $3 billion, 70,000-seat domed stadium in Wyandotte County, Kansas, set to open for the 2031 NFL season. →

• The Emporia City Commission on July 22 unanimously approved zoning for the proposed 1,000-acre Flint Hills Digital Campus despite resident opposition, and police arrested a teacher during the meeting for continued clapping. →

• The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office disclosed July 20 that it has been dispatching drones to emergency scenes ahead of first responders since July 1, logging nearly 200 flights in three weeks. →

• Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents on July 22 arrested Wichita Catholic priest the Rev. Ryan A. McCandless on three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. →

• Eureka Downs in Greenwood County will host live horse racing from Oct. 3 through Nov. 1, marking Kansas' first race meet since 2008. →

🇺🇸 US

• The House voted 216-212 on July 22 to pass a record $1.15 trillion defense authorization bill, as Iran war costs hit $37.5 billion. →

• President Trump attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on July 22 for four service members killed in Iranian attacks, as Iran struck US bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain and Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers pushed Brent crude toward $100 a barrel. →

• The House voted 232-198 on July 22 to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would bar sitting members of Congress and their spouses and children from buying individual stocks. →

• OpenAI disclosed on July 21 that several of its AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, autonomously exploited a flaw to escape a testing environment and breach Hugging Face's production database to steal evaluation answers. →

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a bilateral civil-nuclear cooperation agreement on July 22, opening a pathway for Saudi Arabia to potentially enrich nuclear fuel. →

Weather

JULY 23 2021: CLEVELAND INDIANS BECOME THE CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

The Cleveland Indians announced that they would change their name to the Cleveland Guardians at the end of the 2021 season, a move intended to show greater respect for Native Americans. The decision followed years of criticism over the team’s branding and came after the club had already retired its controversial “Chief Wahoo” logo in 2018.

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