Kansas Agriculture & Research: K-State is inviting producers to the 2026 Western Kansas Research-Extension Centers field days Aug. 25–27 in Garden City, Hays and Tribune, highlighting locally tested work built for drought, hail and shifting markets. Beef & Livestock Training: K-State Research and Extension will host a two-day Cow Camp Sept. 9–10 in Hays, with hands-on sessions on herd health, calf care, reproduction, finance and fly/tick control. Wheat Disease Management: A new K-State Extension update continues the wheat streak mosaic series, focusing on variety selection as part of integrated control to reduce future outbreaks. Broadband Expansion: IdeaTek Telcom plans to acquire Wave Wireless, expanding fiber and fixed wireless service across southeast Kansas, with a goal to bring Wave customers IdeaTek’s 1-gig symmetrical service. Education & Community: Pittsburg State University opened the Kelce College of Business building and a renovated Besse Hotel downtown, while Kiewit is putting $1 million into SchoolSmartKC’s Literacy for All initiative. Energy & Infrastructure: KDOT is set to resurface U.S. 24 in Stockton starting the week of Aug. 10, with lane reductions and sidewalk ramp work. Public Safety: Wichita police are investigating a deadly house fire that killed a 61-year-old man and his wife, and Kansas Highway Patrol reported a serious Sheridan County crash involving a pickup and semi. Science Spotlight: A KU physicist helped lead CERN research that distinguishes competing explanations for how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei.