Topeka

• Topeka officials cited deferred maintenance and utility conflicts for ongoing road construction delays across the city. →
• The Topeka City Council adopted a four-year utility rate model that removes the base fee and increases basin consumption charges. →
• The City of Topeka plans to end its contract providing police department resource officers to Topeka Public Schools middle schools. →
• The Topeka Planning Commission proposed requiring conditional use permits for convenience stores offering large truck fueling services. →
• The Topeka Planning Commission proposed zoning changes to allow antique shops in NOTO and light industrial uses in downtown Topeka. →
• Shawnee County deputies arrested 22-year-old Jesse Varnon of Topeka for murder following a domestic disturbance that left a woman dead. →
• Expect partly sunny skies and comfortable conditions today with a high near 77°F and a light breeze.

🌾 Kansas

• Fitch Ratings revised Kansas' credit outlook from stable to positive on Sept. 22 while affirming its AA rating, citing stronger fiscal resilience and a $2 billion rainy day fund. →

• The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board will now require its approval before the police department can renew or expand its roughly $30,000 annual Flock Safety license plate reader contract. →

• Riley County's application for $31.7 million in federal jail funding faces renewed opposition, including a petition with more than 500 signatures, over requirements to cooperate with ICE. →

• Former Western Plains USD 106 Superintendent Jeff Michael Jones was charged Sept. 18 in Ness County District Court with nine felonies and 10 misdemeanors, including theft of district property valued at $25,000 to $100,000. →

• Kansas milk production rose 13.9% in August from a year earlier, the fastest growth among 24 major dairy states tracked in a USDA report released Sept. 22. →

🇺🇸 US

• President Trump greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Wednesday as the two countries agreed to extend their trade truce through Jan. 10, 2027. →

• A federal judge issued an emergency 14-day restraining order early Thursday requiring the White House to restore permanent press credentials to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. →

• Kansas emerges as a Senate battleground as Democrat Adam Hamilton edges Republican incumbent Roger Marshall 45%-43% in a new poll, with ICE detentions in southwest Kansas meatpacking towns fueling tensions before the vote. →

• Ohio lawmakers plan to vote Sept. 30 on suspending state gas and diesel taxes, while more than 30 industry groups urged Trump to reject a proposed diesel export ban. →

• An FDA advisory committee voted Wednesday to recommend approval of Grail's Galleri multi-cancer blood test despite unresolved questions about its effectiveness in reducing cancer deaths. →

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SEPTEMBER 24, 1789: FIRST U.S. SUPREME COURT IS ESTABLISHED

Congress passes the Judiciary Act of 1789, creating a six-justice Supreme Court with life tenure. President George Washington immediately nominates John Jay as chief justice and five associate justices, cementing the new federal judiciary’s authority.

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