MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 14 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * K-State to halt Feed the Future Innovation Labs, other international grant projects MANHATTAN -- After more than a decade of innovation labs that have helped feed the world and improve global food systems in partnership with the U.S. federal government, Kansas State University will suspend the operation of its two current Feed the Future Innovation Labs on April 12. Due to the recent federal trans  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 14 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release: * * * Kansas' Jack Punswick Selected as 2025 National High School Spirit of Sport Award Recipient Jack Punswick, a state champion swimmer from Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas, who is battling cancer, has been selected as the 2025 national recipient of the "National High School Spirit of Sport Award" by the National Federation of State High Schoo  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU to welcome School of Business dean candidates to Lawrence campus LAWRENCE -- Four candidates striving to become the next dean of KU's School of Business will soon visit the Lawrence campus and share their outlook for the future of the school. The name of each candidate will be announced approximately two business days before their respective campus visits. The public presentations will all take place i  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * No. 17 BYU Sets Phillips 66 Big 12 MBB Championship Record with 18 3s, Rallies Past No. 12 Iowa St 96-90 in Quarterfinals Richie Saunders scored 23 points, hitting a crucial 3-pointer with less than a minute to go, and No. 17 BYU overcame a big game from Curtis Jones in a 96-90 victory over No. 12 Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketb  more