> ## 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-111/ - Published: 2026-09-29T13:55:27.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-29T13:55:27.000Z - Description: Topeka, Kansas and US news for busy people - Sep 29, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: Topeka, #brief, #fullemail # Topeka - The Data Center Revolt tour visited Shawnee County to hear resident concerns regarding a proposed data center in the Wakarusa area. [→](https://www.ksnt.com/news/top-stories/data-center-revolt-tour-stops-in-shawnee-county/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Kansas leaders celebrated the opening of a new $21 million State Emergency Operations Center in Topeka on Monday. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/09/28/kansas-leaders-celebrate-opening-new-21m-state-emergency-operations-center/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Jesse B. Varnon, 22, was formally charged in connection with the homicide of a 38-year-old woman in Topeka. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/09/28/formal-charges-filed-against-topeka-man-homicide-38-year-old-woman/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Orville Johnson, 82, was booked into the Shawnee County Jail on four counts of aggravated assault after waving a gun at multiple people. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/09/28/man-82-jailed-after-reportedly-waving-gun-multiple-people/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Expect mostly cloudy skies today with a high near 82°F and gusty winds, along with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. --- # 🌾 Kansas - U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall's lawyers sent Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton a cease-and-desist letter Sept. 28 demanding he pull a campaign ad about medical debt, calling it defamatory. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-278/) - Fort Hays State University will close the Sternberg Museum of Natural History to the public Dec. 18 to save about $850,000 annually amid state funding cuts, President Tisa Mason announced Sept. 28\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-278/) - The Overland Park City Council unanimously approved Black & Veatch's new world headquarters and a surrounding redevelopment project, valued between $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion, on Sept. 28\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-278/) - The Legislature's Joint Committee on State Building Construction asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to seek financial or in-kind support from Topeka and Shawnee County for its planned $80 million headquarters. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-278/) - Flood watches covering much of Kansas were issued Sept. 28 as remnants of Pacific Hurricane Polo threaten to dump heavy rain and stall wheat planting through Oct. 1\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-278/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - Regulators finalized new fuel-economy rules Monday, cutting the fleetwide mileage target to 34.9 mpg by model year 2031, down from roughly 50.4 mpg under the prior 2024 standard. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-275/) - Crews in North Bergen, New Jersey, activated the first tunnel-boring machine Monday for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, marking the first new rail tunnel construction under the river since 1910\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-275/) - The FAA said Monday it will delay certification of Boeing's 737 Max 10 over a software flaw affecting automated vertical navigation, sending Boeing shares down about 7%. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-275/) - SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time Monday during its 14th test flight, successfully deploying all 26 Starlink V3 satellites before splashing down in the Pacific. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-275/) - President Trump announced Monday that Mesabi Metallics plans to build a $15 billion steel complex in Lee County, Iowa, which the White House called the largest steel plant in American history. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-275/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab3FileL-19.png) --- --- # SEPTEMBER 29, 1982: CYANIDE-LACED TYLENOL KILLS SEVEN The 1982 cyanide-laced Tylenol poisonings shattered public trust in over-the-counter medicines and triggered one of the largest product recalls in U.S. history. Johnson & Johnson’s response—rapid withdrawal of product, clear public communication and cooperation with investigators—became a benchmark case study in crisis management. The tragedy also pushed businesses in every consumer category to adopt tamper-evident packaging, stronger supply-chain controls and more proactive product safety practices that still define modern brand responsibility. *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/).*