Trump rally set for Salina airport as Wichita considers Flock extension

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at Salina Regional Airport on Saturday, with the Halloween rally taking place inside a 27,000-square-foot hangar, Republican officials announced Tuesday. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., and Trump is expected to address the gathering at noon. The event will mark his second trip to Kansas in as many weeks.

The visit follows Vice President JD Vance's Monday rally in Topeka. Several officials from the Trump administration have recently visited Kansas to back Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall as he seeks re-election. Marshall's Democratic opponent is pastor Adam Hamilton.

In Wichita, City Manager Dennis Marstall said a proposed six-month extension of the city's contract with automatic license plate reader company Flock will go before the City Council next week. Approval would continue the Wichita Police Department's agreement through the end of March. Council member Joseph Shepard supports the cameras with community safeguards, saying residents should have a voice in setting those protections. A local man has sued the city in Sedgwick County District Court, alleging that use of the cameras violates his privacy rights.

Wichita Transit is also preparing free Halloween transportation between The Hub in Delano and the College Hill neighborhood. Beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, buses will leave The Hub every 30 minutes and drop passengers at Douglas and Hillside. Riders can return to that location for their trip back, with the final bus to The Hub scheduled for 9:15 p.m. The first 100 passengers will get a special Halloween gift.

Education funding drew broad support in Fort Hays State University's latest Kansas Speaks survey. About three-quarters of Kansans said they were comfortable paying taxes for K-12 public schools, while 56% supported taxes for the six state-governed universities. A majority placed education funding ahead of tax reductions, although more than a third preferred cutting taxes. The annual survey asks about local, state and national issues.

Wichita police reported that James Mattson, 79, died after a collision with a fire engine Tuesday morning at Lincoln and Greenwich. According to police, Fire Engine 20 was heading north on Greenwich around 8:50 a.m. with its emergency lights and siren operating. Mattson was traveling west on Lincoln in a Honda CR-V and attempting a southbound turn onto Greenwich when the engine hit the driver's side. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. None of the four firefighters aboard reported injuries.

In school sports, Lenexa's St. James Academy defeated St. Thomas Aquinas of Overland Park last week to win Kansas' first state girls flag football championship. The Kansas State High School Activities Association sanctioned the sport earlier this year. St. James senior quarterback Emme Albright said she valued being part of the growth of women's sports. The championship had been postponed after an Oct. 17 crash in Wichita killed two people and injured several others.