> ## 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-94/ - Published: 2026-09-01T16:40:46.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-01T16:40:46.000Z - Description: Topeka, Kansas and US news for busy people - Sep 1, 2026 edition - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: tcj, #brief, #fullemail # Topeka - The City of Topeka will begin a $6.2 million improvement project on Southwest Topeka Boulevard from 29th to 37th streets in September. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/08/31/next-phase-topeka-blvd-project-begin-september/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Topeka City Council members urged reevaluating the $75,000 price cap for the Topeka Opportunity to Own homebuyer assistance program. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/topeka-public-health-safety-committee-summary-6/) - The Shawnee County Commission is considering ending coverage for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which could raise costs for 100 employees. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/08/31/shawnee-co-employees-using-glp-1s-might-see-insurance-cost-increase-if-county-cant-cover/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Shawnee County Public Works apologized for broken windshields on northern county roads caused by heavier trap rock used during chip sealing. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/shawnee-county-commission-summary-34/) - Erwin Tyrone Lockridge Jr. was booked into Shawnee County Jail in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Topeka. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/08/29/topeka-man-arrested-connection-with-fatal-shooting-18-year-old/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Topeka police are searching for the driver involved in a Sunday night hit-and-run crash that killed a woman. [→](https://www.wibw.com/2026/08/31/she-was-like-folded-over-witness-describes-hit-and-run-crash-that-killed-woman-tpd-searches-driver/?ref=citizenjournal.us) - Expect plenty of sunshine and sizzling heat across Topeka today with a high near 101°F. --- # 🌾 Kansas - Barber County commissioners voted 2-0 Monday to approve an agreement for Google's first Kansas data center, a roughly 1.7-million-square-foot campus near Sharon. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-261/) - McPherson County commissioners voted 3-0 Monday to ban data centers and utility-scale battery-storage facilities on county land outside city limits. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-261/) - Sedgwick County commissioners are set to consider this week whether to extend the county's pause on large-scale data center applications for a third time, through Dec. 24\. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-261/) - Lawrence police arrested Keisonn Smith Jr., 25, of Topeka, Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing of McMillin Tutu, 20, of Kansas City, Missouri, near Seventh and Massachusetts streets. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-261/) - Wichita recorded just three-quarters of an inch of rain in July and August, its driest such stretch since the Dust Bowl in 1936, as Salina hit a record 107 degrees and the region's crops suffered widespread poor ratings. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-261/) --- # 🇺🇸 US - Global government bond yields climbed to their highest level since mid-2008 as rising oil prices reignited inflation fears and expectations of further interest-rate hikes. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-258/) - The California Assembly voted 74-0 to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill banning children under 16 from opening accounts on social media platforms with addictive features. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-258/) - The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to lift lower-court orders and allow construction on a new White House ballroom to resume while litigation continues. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-258/) - John Ternus became Apple's CEO on Sept. 1, succeeding Tim Cook, who moves into the role of executive chairman. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-258/) - A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. [→](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-258/) --- # Weather ![Weather](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/2026/09/Tab2FileL-1.png) --- --- # SEPTEMBER 1, 1985: WRECK OF THE TITANIC FOUND Seventy-three years after the ocean liner sank in the North Atlantic, a joint U.S.-French expedition located the Titanic’s wreck about 400 miles east of Newfoundland. Using the experimental unmanned submersible Argo, the team spotted debris and one of the ship’s massive boilers nearly 13,000 feet below the surface, leading to the discovery of the broken but remarkably preserved hull. *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/).*