Hawkeyes will play West Virginia in Vegas tournament (The Gazette)

18 July 2008, 11:24 am

IOWA CITY and#8212; The University of Iowa men's basketball team will meet West Virginia in the third round of the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 28. Game time is 8:05 p.m. (Iowa time) at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.Kentucky and Kansas State will square off after the Iowa game in t... read more

Grain News (Grainnet.com)

18 July 2008, 10:51 am

Manhattan, KS—A potentially yield-robbing disease, gray leaf spot, has surfaced in east Kansas corn fields, heightening the need for producers to scout their acreage, a Kansas State University plant pathologist said.... read more

Konza Prairie could take on new importance (Salina Journal)

18 July 2008, 3:28 am

The Konza Prairie's mix of animal and plant species has proven a useful laboratory for scientists from across the globe for the past three decades. Now, Kansas State University officials say the rare grassland's profile stands to grow in importance as a site for researchers to project the future.... read more

Military news (El Paso Times)

17 July 2008, 11:12 pm

Air Force - Brandon Alford has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after completing the Air Force ROTC program and graduating with a bachelor's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz.... read more

McCain to focus on domestic issues in swing state sweep (USA Today)

17 July 2008, 7:51 pm

John McCain will travel to Colorado, New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania while Barack Obama goes to the Middle East and Europe.... read more

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - NBR (The Wichita Eagle)

17 July 2008, 11:38 am

Recipients of scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year from the College of Engineering at Wichita State University have been announced. The winners were selected from among 140 high school seniors interested in engineering who competed for more than $300,000 in scholarships in the Wallace Invitati... read more