Topeka

• Intermittent traffic closures begin Wednesday on Northwest US-24 in North Topeka. →
• Firefighters responded to an outdoor blaze early Tuesday in the 600 block of Northeast Sumner Street in Topeka. →
• The Shawnee County Commission approved a $12,250 contract to install playground equipment moved from Gage Park at Felker Park. →
• The Topeka Collegiate community is mourning the death of school co-founder and alumnus Kent Garlinghouse. →
• Organizers of the Topeka Community Thanksgiving Dinner opened volunteer signups and delivery requests for the annual Nov. 26 meal. →
• Topeka High defeated Lawrence 2-1 in penalty kicks to advance to the Class 6A boys soccer regional final. →
• Stormont Vail Health hosted the Welcome Baby Jubilee in Topeka to connect local families with parenting and healthcare resources. →
• Expect a slight chance of early morning showers followed by mostly cloudy skies today, with temperatures warming up to a high near 72°F.

🌾 Kansas

• Vice President JD Vance rallied for Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Topeka on Oct. 26, while President Donald Trump plans a Salina rally Oct. 31 ahead of the Nov. 3 election against Democrat Adam Hamilton. →

• Fort Hays State University's Docking Institute survey released Oct. 26 found Kansans' views of the state economy have worsened and approval of Sen. Roger Marshall and President Trump has declined over the past year. →

• Fort Hays State University announced Oct. 26 that its Sternberg Museum of Natural History will stay open after a fundraising campaign hit $1 million, averting a planned December closure. →

• Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a nonbinding opinion, reported Oct. 26, saying schools cannot comply with the state's cellphone ban by letting students store phones in accessible backpacks or lockers. →

• Building the Future, a pro-data center super PAC, is spending more than $1.5 million backing Republican Ty Masterson for Kansas governor, NBC News reported Oct. 26. →

🇺🇸 US

• Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts Monday to about 60,000 employees across the U.S., Canada, India and the U.K., roughly a quarter of its workforce, as it ramps up AI spending. →

• Early voting topped 31.5 million ballots nationwide as of Monday ahead of the Nov. 3 election, while President Trump announced a $1 million reward for tips leading to voter fraud convictions. →

• A federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department unlawfully fired former Manhattan prosecutor Maurene Comey and ordered her reinstated with back pay, as prosecutors separately unsealed Espionage Act charges against her father, former FBI Director James Comey. →

• Anthropic filed Monday for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq under the symbol ANT, reporting first-half 2026 revenue of $16.3 billion amid reports of a valuation as high as $2 trillion. →

• Israelis are voting Tuesday in their first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he ordered the military and Mossad to work toward toppling Iran's government. →

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October 27, 2006: Chick-fil-A Founder Takes Last Ford Taurus

On this day, the final Ford Taurus rolled off the assembly line in Hapeville, Georgia, with its keys handed to 85-year-old Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy. He added the silver sedan to his personal car collection at the company’s Atlanta headquarters, as the plant’s closure cost 1,500 workers their jobs.

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