Kansas health, agriculture officials warn about presence of invasive Asian longhorned tick

Share this post or save for later Primary concern for welfare of livestock as tick moves westward across U.S. TOPEKA — Kansas officials issued a public notice after testing confirmed the invasive Asian longhorned tick was identified in Franklin...

Kansas State University’s AI Symposium teaches public about the growing technology

Manhattan, Kan. (WIBW) - Manhattan community members can learn more about artificial intelligence this week. Kansas State University’s AI Symposium is open to both university students and the general public. “We are kind of increasing the...

From farms to tables: How Bryan-College Station beef producers, consumers have been affected by nationwide shortage of beef

In cattle farms across the nation, heifer head totals have dipped to record low statistics. As of January 2025, the total 86.7 million head of cattle on United States farms is just above the lowest inventory of cattle in the U.S. recorded in 1951,...

Small Scale Livestock Production

K-State Extension Wildcat District Kansas State University Have a few acres and looking for a way to mow the grass without a lawn mower? Is raising a few head of livestock something you’re interested in? There are lots of options for small scale...

School Board paves the way for Construction Trades Academy

The Davis County Community School Board moved one step closer to starting a Construction Trades Academy project at Davis County High School at a special board meeting Monday, Oct. 6. The board approved the submission of a request to the SBRC...

Cox Innovation Lab Brings New Tech and New Energy to Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka

Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka unveiled a state-of-the-art Cox Innovation Lab at their 1112 SE 10th Ave. club location thanks to a $25,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation. The grand opening event welcomed community leaders, Board members, and...

Kansas officials warn about presence of invasive Asian longhorned tick; it was recently found in Franklin County

photo by: Kansas State University Kansas health and agriculture officials say the Asian longhorned tick — an exotic, invasive species with cattle and human health implications — has been identified for the first time in Kansas. The tick was tested...

CAMPBELL: Sorghum ergot being found in Kansas

written by: Stacy Campbell - Cottonwood Extension DistrictIn the past week, sorghum ergot has been detected in several locations in Kansas, primarily in forage sorghum fields, but also in grain sorghum. This is a relatively rare event, with...

Mattel Adventure Park Kansas City Project Pushed Back

MATTEL ADVENTURE PARK Kansas City 2031 - New Theme Park - (10/14/2025) Don’t count on seeing that proposed second Mattel Adventure Park in Kansas City for several more years. Much as I had anticipated when it was first announced, the official...

American Angus Association announces the 11 Kansas breeders who registered the most Angus

The 11 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Kansas recorded a total of 4095 Angus with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, Association chief...

Ammonia leak at Coffeyville Kansas plant

Home/KZRG News/Ammonia leak at Coffeyville Kansas plant Saturday afternoon, emergency personnel responded to an ammonia leak at the CVR nitrogen plant in Coffeyville, Kansas. In a statement released by CVR Energy Saturday, “CVR Partners confirms...

Farmers face mounting losses amid low prices and rising production costs

News Farmers face mounting losses amid low prices and rising production costs October 14, 2025 By Meghan Grebner Filed Under: Ag Policy, Crops, Exports, News A Kansas farmer says it isn’t just low commodity prices that are causing problems for...

Kansas soybean farmers reeling from trade war

Kansas soybean farmers are struggling to sell their crops due to a trade boycott from China, a major buyer. U.S. tariffs make American soybeans less competitive, even though they are cheaper to produce than those from Brazil. Increased costs for...

Kansas Junior Livestock Show draws 706 exhibitors

The 93rd Kansas Junior Livestock Show took place Oct. 3-5 in Hutchinson. The event attracted 706 exhibitors and featured 1,476 head of livestock, according to a community announcement. Dax Seibert, of Pawnee County, led the grand champion market...

Kansas Gets Its Name From a Native Tribe that White Settlers Robbed and Then Displaced

Iⁿ‘zhúje ‘Waxóbe, sacred stone of the Kaw people, the people who founded Kansas. [Source: mellon.org] [This is the second of two CAM special articles this week in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.–Editors] In August 2023, the Kaw Nation transported...

Childcare industry leaders and educators push to solve childcare crisis at Orlando conference

ORLANDO, Fla. — Industry leaders, educators and policy makers continue to push the needle to solve the childcare crisis. It takes all three to come up with ideas on what's working, and what isn't. “I remember being a teacher and having, you know,...

Kansas Law Enforcement Raid Shops Selling THC Products 

Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) raids at 18 retailers in the state last week led to the seizure of more than 340 pounds of flower, 43,800 pre-rolls, 35,600 vapes, 84,480 THC and psilocybin edibles, and $35,430 in cash, the Kansas Reflector...

Kansas Silver Haired Legislature announces 2025 session outcomes and priority resolutions for 2026 Legislative Session

Kansas Silver Haired Legislature Five key resolutions address medical cannabis, property tax relief, Medicaid expansion, voting rights, and senior transportation TOPEKA — The Kansas Silver Haired Legislature (KSHL), a non-partisan, volunteer...

Medicaid cuts are a ticking time bomb for rural Kansas hospitals. One change may help

Nearly every seat is taken during lunchtime at the Remnant Cafe in Parsons, Kansas, and Brian Williams is caught up in conversation about the happenings at the local hospital. It’s not unusual for Williams, the CEO of Labette Health, to field...

Rivalry-week energy fuels Baylor ahead of TCU game

By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Writer Carrying the weight of a decade of consecutive home losses to TCU, Baylor football wanted to turn the tides of the rivalry in 2024 — and do so in front of a sea of black. The back-and-forth affair came down to the...