ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The American Feed Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * AFIA Welcomes New Manager of Global Policy The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is pleased to welcome Abigail Tierney as manager of global policy. In this position, Tierney will educate policymakers, represent the AFIA in trade discussions and advocate for science-based regulations to reduce non-tariff barriers. She will also represent the U.S. animal food industry at meeti  more

WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 21 -- Friends University posted the following news: * * * ECI Grant Flourishing as Friends Press Release * Friends University has been awarded a $200,000 Institutional Impact Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. The three-year project, Flourishing as Friends: Cultivating Character in Communities of Practice, includes multiple university-wide and regional initiatives designed to  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 21 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KLETC graduates 361st class, sends new officers into Kansas communities * HUTCHINSON -Students from the 361st Basic Training Class took the stage Aug. 21 in Integrity Hall and graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. The class took the oath and is now ready to serve the Kansas law enforcement agencies and communities they represent. Training Administrator Josh Long introduced the class,  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Aug. 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- The University of Kansas Medical Center posted the following news: * * * KU Cancer Center celebrates topping out ceremony for new cancer complex * Community leaders, researchers, physicians, donors and patients came together August 21, 2026, to celebrate yet another milestone in the ongoing growth of The University of Kansas Cancer Center. Steel beams were signed by researchers, physicians, construction partners and patients. The assem  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 21 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Presents the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Longinaker Family at the 2026 Iowa State Fair * Fifth-generation Fremont County farm family recognized for conservation, livestock care and agricultural leadership DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 21, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Longinaker f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Statement on the Passing of Senator Nancy Kassebaum * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement on the passing of Senator Nancy Kassebaum: "We honor the life of Senator Nancy Kassebaum, a trailblazer who put the well-being of Kansans first. Her pioneering role as the first woman to represent our state in the U.S. Senate perfectly reflects the Ka  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran's Statement on OIG Report Regarding NBAF's Operational Status * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the operational status of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan: "I reviewed the report from USDA's Office of Insp  more