Topeka

• Shawnee County residents voiced opposition to prospective Topeka-area data centers during a Shawnee County Commission meeting. →
• The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution requiring conditional use permits for future data centers. →
• The Topeka DREAMS housing rehabilitation program expanded citywide, allowing any low- to moderate-income homeowner to apply for grants. →
• The U.S. Department of Education warned Topeka, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission school districts of impending Title IX enforcement actions. →
• The City of Topeka plans to submit chronically blighted and tax-delinquent properties to the Shawnee County tax auction for development. →
• The Topeka Property Maintenance Unit reported a 156 percent increase in trash volume removed from abated properties, totaling 892 tons. →
• It is going to be a gorgeous, sunny Friday here in Topeka with a high reaching exactly 85 degrees and just a light breeze out of the southwest.

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🌾 Kansas

• Kansas has more rural hospitals at immediate risk of closing than any other state, with 28 of roughly 100 analyzed facing immediate closure risk, driven by rising costs and low Medicaid, Medicare and private insurer reimbursement rates, according to a Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform report. →

• Evergy restored power to more than 95% of the 130,000 customers knocked offline by June 8 storms that snapped or damaged more than 500 poles across central and northeast Kansas, even as a new storm system brought fresh outages Wednesday. →

• The U.S. Senate confirmed Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Tony Mattivi 51-46 to a federal judgeship, ending his three-year tenure as KBI director after President Trump nominated him earlier this year. →

• USDA cut its U.S. wheat production forecast by 18 million bushels to 1.543 billion bushels as Kansas harvest began at 5% complete, with the projected season-average farm price dropping 50 cents to $6 per bushel. →

• Wichita's Naftzger Park hosted a free FIFA World Cup Global Fan Zone watch party June 11-12, featuring matches, food vendors, live music and giveaways of more than 1,000 pieces of official FIFA gear. →

🇺🇸 US

• President Trump called off a planned third night of U.S. airstrikes on Iran on June 11, saying a nuclear deal was close and could be signed as early as the weekend, though Tehran disputed that a final agreement had been reached, while oil prices fell 5% to a three-month low. →

• The House voted 198-218 on June 11 to reject an extension of Section 702 surveillance authority, allowing the program to expire June 12, with Democrats withholding support over Trump's installation of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. →

• SAG-AFTRA announced June 11 that members ratified a new four-year TV/Theatrical contract with 91.4% approval, with the deal permitting AI performers only when they provide significant additional value over a live actor or digital replica. →

• SpaceX will begin trading on the Nasdaq under ticker SPCX on June 12 after pricing its IPO at $135 per share, raising roughly $75 billion in the largest public offering in stock market history and valuing the company at about $1.77 trillion. →

• The United States opens World Cup play June 12 against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a day after Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the tournament opener at Estadio Azteca before a capacity crowd of 80,824. →

Weather

JUNE 12 2011: SCIENTISTS REVEAL POSSIBLE OLDEST ARTWORK IN THE AMERICAS

Researchers announce an engraved image of an Ice Age mammoth on a fossil bone found in Florida, likely at least 13,000 years old. The bone, thought to have come from a mammoth, mastodon, or giant sloth, may represent the earliest known artwork in the Western Hemisphere.

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