Newton

• The Newton City Commission approved a temporary alcohol permit for the Blues, Brews and Barbecue festival at Athletic Park on Sept. 26. →
• The Harvey County Appraiser's Office achieved state compliance with the Kansas Property Valuation Division for the current year. →
• The Newton City Commission set an Oct. 2 bid date for water and sewer infrastructure supporting a new APAC-Kansas rock crushing facility. →
• The Newton City Commission awarded a contract for citywide 2026 street patching, curb reconstruction, and asphalt overlay. →
• Expect plenty of sunshine across Newton today with clear skies, light southeasterly breezes, and a warm high near 90°F.

🌾 Kansas

• Leavenworth County hears public comment Sept. 16 on Project Bluestem, a 1,000+ acre data center near Tonganoxie; a countywide-vote motion failed 2-2. Dodge City says it's only evaluating water service for proposed Ford County sites over the Ogallala Aquifer. →

• Vice President JD Vance will campaign Monday in Olathe alongside U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection against Democrat Adam Hamilton. →

• Wichita police released drone footage showing fights in Old Town after a Labor Day weekend concert, saying the footage justified a crowd dispersal that led to 11 arrests. →

• The Kansas State Fair opens Friday in Hutchinson for a 10-day run that includes the reopening of Bison Arena after five years and a new lumberjack show. →

• Gov. Laura Kelly ordered flags flown at half-staff Friday across Kansas to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. →

🇺🇸 US

• Vice President JD Vance's prime-time speech at the Republican convention in Dallas fueled speculation about a 2028 presidential bid. →

• Wholesale prices rose 5.4% year-over-year in August, driven by a 24.1% jump in diesel prices amid U.S.-Iran conflict disruptions to Gulf oil traffic. →

• The Supreme Court blocked Missouri's new GOP-drawn congressional map for the Nov. 3 midterms, leaving older districts in place pending litigation. →

• Iran-backed Houthis seized Mokha and islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a chokepoint for ~12% of seaborne oil, as Iranian strikes damaged U.S. aircraft in Jordan. Separately, U.S., British and Norwegian forces confronted Russian subs rehearsing undersea-cable sabotage near Svalbard. →

• Citizen Journal Editor-in-Chief Greg Loving published an essay on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 examining how the attacks reshaped global politics and security. →

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September 11, 2001: Attack on America

On the morning of September 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and used them to carry out coordinated suicide attacks on American landmarks, including New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the destruction of the Twin Towers, the attack on the Pentagon, and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, marking one of the deadliest days in U.S. history.

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