TOPEKA — Kansas State University launched a project to expand upon the traditional land-grant mission by aggregating entrepreneurial expertise to accelerate growth of business startups and existing companies in communities throughout the state’s 105 counties.…

MANHATTAN — The Virgil Lair family has been selected as Kansas State University’s Family of the Year by Chimes Junior Honorary and will be recognized at the K-State football game versus Tulane Saturday. The selection…

Local students recently completed degrees from Kansas State University. Out of more than 3,100 graduates, 248 graduated summa cum laude, with a grade point average of 3.95 or above. From Iola: Madison Carlin, bachelor of…

Area plant lovers have a great opportunity this fall to participate in an outstanding horticulture program. The Extension Master Gardener training will be held Sept. 1 through Dec. 15 on Thursday afternoons from 1 to…

TOPEKA — Researchers at Kansas State University are participating in a study to determine whether technology developed in Australia could be an effective deterrent in Midwest crop fields to growth of pigweeds, feral ryegrass and…

Richard Myers, president of Kansas State and a retired four-star U.S. Air Force general, said the name change recognized the niche mission of the Salina campus and the accelerating demands of the aerospace industry. “The…

In an effort to get students vaccinated for COVID-19 before coming to campus, Wichita State University is offering a $250 award for incoming students who can show proof of vaccination, according to a WSU news…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Active coronavirus cases in the Kansas State University area spiked more than 400% since classes resumed in mid-August. Active Riley County, Kansas cases increased from 125 on Aug. 17 — the…

Humboldt High School graduate Nisha Ingle was recently awarded one of only six prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from Kansas State University. The award totals $5,000, and will allow Ingle to travel to Germany…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —  A degree has been bestowed upon a retired Kansas farmer who shipped one of his five N-95 masks to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo despite worries for his wife (who has…