> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citizenjournal.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Topeka daily brief - URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/topeka-daily-brief-109/ - Published: 2026-09-25T11:54:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-25T11:54:06.000Z - Description: Topeka, Kansas and US news for busy people - Sep 25, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: Topeka, #brief, #fullemail # Topeka - Shawnee County Parks and Recreation opened the new Gage Park Playland in Topeka, featuring new climbing structures, slides, and a zip line. [→](https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/new-gage-park-playland-opens-in-topeka/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Washburn University in Topeka received a $3 million donation from Johnathan Hart and Lloyd Shermer to support its history program. [→](https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/3-million-gift-to-support-history-department-at-washburn-university/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - KDOT announced two ramp changes scheduled for next week along an ongoing U.S. Highway 24 construction project near Topeka. [→](https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/ramp-changes-set-for-highway-24-construction-zone-near-topeka/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Longtime WIBW television personality Charlene Patton passed away peacefully on Sept. 20 at age 73 at her family farm. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/09/22/longtime-wibw-personality-charlene-patton-passes-age-73/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office identified 38-year-old Jacqueline M. Madden of Tecumseh as the victim of a recent homicide. [→](https://www.ksnt.com/news/crime/tecumseh-woman-identified-as-victim-of-reported-shawnee-county-homicide/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - The Kansas State High School Activities Association released 2026-27 classifications and school enrollment figures across Kansas. [→](https://hutchpost.com/posts/e5a5a7ed-3e08-4791-8ef4-01a08bbe27e0?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Grab your umbrella today, Topeka, as we're looking at cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms likely before 5 p.m. and a high near 73°F. --- # 🌾 Kansas - Cattle groups reported millions in lost revenue Sept. 24 after ICE immigration enforcement near Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal slashed national cattle slaughter to 94,000 head, down from 121,914 a year earlier. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-276/) - Homeland Security agents notified Barton County officials Sept. 24 that they would conduct operations in the Great Bend area but disclosed no scope or details. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-276/) - Wichita officials said Sept. 24 that residents of the city's largest homeless encampment, known as Narnia or Tent City, must leave by Oct. 12 before clearing begins Oct. 13\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-276/) - Fourteen defendants were sentenced Sept. 21-22 in a Wichita fentanyl-trafficking case tied to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, with ringleader Euriel Talavera receiving 19 years in federal prison. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-276/) - Kansas Bank Commissioner David Herndon urged lawmakers Sept. 24 to revoke Beneficient Fiduciary Financial's state charter after the company refused to sign a negotiated consent order. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-276/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed to about 5.15% on Thursday, its highest level since 2007, as strong business activity data fueled inflation concerns and pressured borrowers. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-273/) - President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for about three hours at the White House on Thursday, opening a two-day summit as Xi urged Washington and Tehran to resume Iran nuclear talks. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-273/) - The Senate advanced a bill Thursday sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell that would shield the NCAA and schools from antitrust lawsuits while codifying athletes' name, image and likeness rights. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-273/) - Oracle invoked force majeure over permitting delays affecting power for its planned New Mexico AI campus, Project Jupiter, after New Mexico's State Land Office twice denied pipeline approvals. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-273/) - France will send troops, radar equipment and defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect the Red Sea oil hub of Yanbu, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-273/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab3FileL-17.png) ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab1FileL-5.png) --- --- # September 25, 1867: Cattle Pioneer Oliver Loving Dies of Gangrene Oliver Loving, co-creator of the Goodnight-Loving Trail, died in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after wounds from a Comanche attack became infected with gangrene. His death ended his legendary partnership with Charles Goodnight, but their trail remained one of the most important cattle routes of the era. *This article was written using our proprietary AI system, Cronkite. The final decision to publish this article was made by a human. For more info, read our [AI policy](https://www.citizenjournal.us/ai-policy/).*