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2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (180+ words) The captains are voted on by the current KU team. KU also has a larger 16-man leadership council that represents the team. Starting with Ballard, the quarterback has been praised all season for his leadership ability. At Big 12 Media Day,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1124+ words) For nearly four decades, Joe Martin worked to make wheat better suited for the farmers and fields of western Kansas. Today, his influence remains planted across the state, carried through varieties, genetics and a wheat breeding program he helped shape…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago   (454+ words) The Kansas Department of Agriculture partner will run crop spraying, scouting, fertilizing and seeding beyond visual line of sight, following the model of Thales’s North Dakota Vantis deployment. The Kansas network will support crop spraying, scouting, fertilizing and seeding. Kelly…...

18+ hour, 39+ min ago   (676+ words) MANHATTAN — There is very little that Kansas State football fans love more than seeing those from the Sunflower State making plays in a Wildcats uniform. K-State has plenty of Kansas kids suiting up in purple during the 2026 season, the program’s…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (159+ words) Someone who bought a Powerball ticket from a retailer in south-central Kansas has won a big lottery prize. The Powerball player won $50,000 in the Aug. 24 drawing, according to the Kansas Lottery. The winner matched four of the white balls and…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (865+ words) Lt. Gov. David Toland, who is also Kansas commerce secretary, didn’t expect to sit on a plane flying across the Pacific Ocean in June 2022. But the Commerce Department was on the verge of losing a hallmark deal. “We were just…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (515+ words) There's a new art sculpture on display this week for visitors at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Julie and Hal Hanson are like most parents. They are always taking pictures of their son's artwork. That hasn't changed with…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (909+ words) Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (454+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Kansas ranks among the largest contributors to the American livestock industry, but according to survey data from the state's rural veterinarian workforce task force, almost 60% of producers across Kansas feel there is a shortage of veterinarians. Growing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (289+ words) A high school football player in Kansas died Tuesday after collapsing during the team's first practice. KCUR reports that 17-year-old Rylan Reece died at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday. Reece was a junior at Pawnee Heights High School in Rozel, Kansas. Reece's mother…...