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Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
State/Regional
K-State prepares to host rodeo in new arena
02/05/26 KWCH and WIBW
The Kansas State University Rodeo has a new home for the first time in 50 years. The annual event will take place at the all-new Bilbrey Family Events Center. “Within the United States, I feel like it’s one of the top facilities in the United States,” K-State Rodeo Coach Christi Brauderick said. “Just being here and I’ve been to several throughout the United States and this definitely is at the top.”
Kansas wheat history, archived by K-State's Hale Library
02/05/26 Kansas Wheat
Now housed within the Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections at Kansas State University, the collection of Kansas Wheat recipe books shifts from a kitchen staple to a research resource. The department serves as the official repository for Kansas State University records and a center of research for cookery, Kansas history and the consumer movement. Preserving these recipe books recognizes the role agricultural communications play in forming food knowledge, consumer confidence and understanding of farming practices.
Why do beef prices keep climbing? It’s not just shrinking herds
02/05/26 KSN
The U.S. cattle herd has been shrinking for decades, according to Kansas State University agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor. He said having fewer cattle than the year before is not unusual, noting that the U.S. beef cattle has been in a general decline since the 1970s. “So, it is not new that we have less cows than last year,” he said. “That’s actually a very long-term trend.”
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Within Reason with Mike Matson: D.J. Schaefer, Kansas State University grad student
02/06/26 KMAN
D.J. Schaefer, a military veteran and doctoral student in history at K-State, discussed the Kansas State University Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project — an initiative he is starting at the university to help recover missing U.S. military personnel from past global conflicts through student experiential learning and historical research.
K-State Salina lecture to explore how everyday people can advance the common good
02/05/26 Salina Post
The February Civic Lecture Series discussion at Kansas State University Salina will explore how collective action, shared purpose and people-powered organizing can make a difference across Kansas communities. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, K-State Salina's Civic Lecture Series will feature "The Power of People to Impact the Common Good," a community discussion about what is possible and how everyday people can move the common good forward, together.