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Monday, Jan. 5, 2026

State/Regional

A Kansas nuclear engineering program is back and students are quickly signing up
1/02/2026 KCUR
College students at Kansas State University are increasingly eyeing careers in nuclear technology. So the school has relaunched a bachelor’s degree that originally blazed a trail in the U.S. for nuclear studies.

Laura Kelly says water a top priority for her last year as governor
1/02/2026 Hutch Post
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said creating a sustainable water plan is one of her two top priorities for her last year as governor. Western Kansas has faced years of declining groundwater levels. The Kansas State University Foundation said about a quarter of the High Plains Aquifer, which supplies about 90% of water used in Kansas, is at "minimum threshold," meaning it's unable to extract 200 gallons per minute, the minimum needed for large-scale irrigation.

Asian longhorn tick, theileriosis concerning to K-State professor
1/02/2026 High Plains Journal
Livestock producers need to be aware of the Asian longhorn tick and what it can do to their cowherds. That's the assessment of Greg Hanzlieck, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, associate director of the K-State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and section head for the field disease investigation program and outreach. He addressed attendees at the Kansas Livestock Association convention in Manhattan during late November.