Newton

• The Newton Area Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday on the Newton Next plan and discuss residential shipping containers. →
• The Harvey County Planning and Zoning Department is updating the county comprehensive plan, focusing on land-use and Sand Hills zoning. →
• The Harvey County Planning and Zoning Advisory Board will hold a work session Tuesday to work on updating the county comprehensive plan. →
• Liz Murray, who went from homeless at 15 to a full scholarship at Harvard, will headline Hutchinson Community College's Dillon Lecture Series at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. →
• After some early patchy fog burns off, expect a beautiful, sunny day with a high near 78°F.

🌾 Kansas

• The Senate Leadership Fund has reserved nearly $8.2 million in advertising to defend GOP Sen. Roger Marshall's Kansas re-election bid, pulling funds from the North Carolina Senate race. →

• K. Christopher Jayaram was formally sworn in Friday as the Kansas Supreme Court's 83rd justice, months after issuing a ruling striking down 1997-era state abortion restrictions. →

• Olathe parents launched a petition drive Friday seeking state review of the school board's 7-0 vote to close six schools affecting 2,200 students, needing 6,100 signatures within 45 days. →

• The YMCA of Topeka's board announced Friday a plan to join the Greater Wichita YMCA, combining service areas across six Kansas counties to reach a targeted 1 million residents. →

• A shortage of commercial-licensed drivers is forcing Kansas school districts to cut bus routes and could limit snowplow staffing this winter, with Harvey County reporting it can staff only one snow-removal shift. →

🇺🇸 US

• The Pentagon confirmed Oct. 4 that all U.S. B-1 bombers have left RAF Fairford in Britain, withdrawing after a suspected terror plot investigation led to six arrests. →

• A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Oct. 1 that warrantless searches of license-plate databases violate the Fourth Amendment, tossing evidence from a 91-pound meth bust. →

• The Supreme Court will open its October 2026 term Oct. 5 with arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, testing whether local governments can sue oil companies over climate change costs. →

• President Trump announced Oct. 4 a new federal AI task force called the "Super Intelligence Force," chaired by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. →

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Oct. 2 a one-day military stand-down by Oct. 15 to help service members register and vote in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. →

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October 5, 2011: Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies

Apple visionary Steve Jobs, co-founder and longtime leader of Apple Inc., died at age 56 from complications of pancreatic cancer. His groundbreaking work on products like the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad transformed personal computing, music and mobile communication around the world.

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