Topeka

• The Topeka USD 501 school board criticized the City of Topeka for ending the district's school resource officer contract. →
• Topeka Public Schools reported eight schools have zero staff vacancies, reaching a post-COVID-19 hiring milestone. →
• A developer withdrew a 24-unit housing proposal in Topeka, returning money and leaving $684,000 in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. →
• Topeka began a multi-phase reconstruction of South Topeka Boulevard between 29th and 38th streets, reducing traffic to one lane each way. →
• The Topeka Public Works Department scheduled final fall mill and overlay resurfacing projects on Northwest Topeka Boulevard and two streets. →
• Topeka will close 37th Street from Adams Street to east of Indiana Avenue in November 2026 for a major waterline replacement project. →
• Expect cloudy skies across Topeka today with light north winds and a mild high of 76°F.

🌾 Kansas

• Poll shows Kansas Senate race deadlocked at 45%-43% between Democrat Adam Hamilton and GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, as Republican governor candidate Ty Masterson leads Democrat Cindy Holscher by 7 points. →

• The Farm Credit Administration reported the share of troubled loans and repossessed property in the Farm Credit System rose about 7% over the year ending June 30, 2026, while noting the system remained financially sound. →

• Kansas will receive $8.4 million over three years through the federal Teacher and School Leader Incentive program to recruit, train and retain educators in high-need schools. →

• Wichita police identified Lorretta M. Moody, 67, as the woman found dead inside a suitcase at a city fire station and are investigating her death as a homicide. →

• Arizona State beat Kansas 24-17 at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, while Kansas State defeated Tulane 31-20 to improve to 3-0 on the season. →

🇺🇸 US

• China's new border rules, which took effect Sept. 15, expand authorities' power to impose exit bans on citizens for national security and technology-related violations. →

• Four paying AI subscribers filed a proposed class action Sept. 18 in federal court in Northern California, alleging Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI illegally agreed to slow AI development in violation of antitrust law. →

• Reporters from CNN, Politico and MS NOW were denied entry to the White House on Sept. 19 after President Trump announced he was banning the outlets over their coverage. →

• Yemen's Houthis attacked sites in Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Yanbu on Sept. 19, prompting Iran's military command to warn that renewed U.S. attacks would draw strikes on American bases across the region. →

• Ukraine set the Moscow Oil Refinery ablaze in a large drone and missile assault overnight into Sept. 20, with Russia reporting it intercepted 1,110 drones across 19 regions and Crimea. →

Weather

SEPTEMBER 21, 2001: DOW JONES SUFFERS LARGEST WEEKLY LOSS SINCE GREAT DEPRESSION

In U.S. stock market trading, the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 14.3 percent over the week, its steepest decline since the Great Depression era. The drop reflected deep investor anxiety in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and fears of a broader economic downturn.

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