Top 5 Kansas news stories
November 10 2025
Trump Orders Federal Probe Into Meatpacking Industry Over Beef Prices
K-State Opens $210 Million Bilbrey Family Event Center for Livestock, Equine Programs
Salina South Upsets Liberal to Reach Sectionals
Frigid Monday Morning Gives Way to Warmer Week Ahead
Kansas Falls Short in Desert - Weekend Sports Summary
Trump Orders Federal Probe Into Meatpacking Industry Over Beef Prices
President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to immediately investigate the nation's meatpacking industry, accusing "majority foreign-owned" companies of collusion and price fixing as wholesale beef prices jumped 16% in 2025.
The announcement sent shares of Brazil-based JBS, the world's largest meat company, down as much as 6.2% in after-hours trading, while other major processors including Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods also saw declines. The investigation follows recent off-year elections where high living costs dominated voter concerns, leading to Democratic victories across the country and low approval ratings for Trump's economic handling. Wholesale beef prices have surged as the US cattle herd shrank to its lowest level in seven decades due to droughts, though beef packers say they're operating at losses expected to continue into 2026. DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater confirmed the new assignment, marking a revival of meatpacking industry scrutiny that began late in Trump's first term and continued under President Biden. Trump's focus on meat prices has drawn criticism from agricultural state allies who say his plan to allow more tariff-free Argentine beef imports could undercut American farmers. While cattle futures have cooled partly due to the Argentine beef imports and ongoing trade talks with Mexico and Brazil, Trump questioned why beef prices remain high even as cattle prices drop, calling the situation "fishy." The meat industry has long faced criticism for excessive concentration and has paid hundreds of millions to settle price-fixing and antitrust lawsuits, with the Meat Institute saying processors welcome a "fact-based discussion" about beef affordability. Despite efforts to address the issue, rebuilding the US herd could take years, potentially signaling higher beef prices will continue for the foreseeable future.
Greg Loving
Bloomberg
K-State Opens $210 Million Bilbrey Family Event Center for Livestock, Equine Programs
Kansas State University christened the new Bilbrey Family Event Center on October 10 with demonstrations of barrel racing, team roping, reining, jumping and livestock shows in the state-of-the-art facility that seats 3,000 spectators. The multi-species event center, featuring a 130-by-250-foot arena, stock pens, covered wash areas and a VIP second-floor viewing area, will serve as a hub for animal sciences education while hosting approximately 40 annual events including K-State Rodeo, Little American Royal, Cattlemen's Day and various youth 4-H and FFA activities. Officials say the center, the first completed facility in K-State's $210 million Agriculture Innovation Initiative, will enhance livestock industry education by allowing students to practice hands-on skills beyond the classroom while improving campus-wide recruitment through youth programming. The facility begins hosting university classes in spring 2026 semester and will provide the K-State Rodeo Club with a safe practice and competition venue while supporting teaching and Extension efforts across livestock and equine sciences programs.
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Salina South Upsets Liberal to Reach Sectionals
The 14th-seeded Salina South Cougars defeated sixth-seeded Liberal 22-16 Friday night to claim the Regional Championship and advance to the 5A Sectional round, marking their second consecutive playoff upset after entering with just one regular season win and having already eliminated third-seeded Andover the previous week. The stunning postseason run sets up a cross-town Sectional showdown with Salina Central, which defeated the Cougars 31-21 during the regular season, with the winner advancing to the Final Four.
Greg Loving
Citizen Journal
Frigid Monday Morning Gives Way to Warmer Week Ahead
Kansas residents woke to temperatures in the teens and 20s Monday morning with wind chills making it feel ten to fifteen degrees colder, though highs will reach the mid to upper 40s—still 10 to 15 degrees below normal for early November—before a warming trend takes hold with sunshine pushing temperatures into the mid to upper 60s Tuesday and Wednesday, the mid-70s by Friday, then cooling to the 50s and 60s this weekend when a Pacific front brings likely showers and storms Saturday afternoon and night, especially across central and eastern Kansas.
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Kansas Falls Short in Desert - Weekend Sports Summary
The Kansas Jayhawks couldn't capitalize on late opportunities, dropping a heartbreaker to Arizona 24-20 in Tucson. Despite holding the Wildcats' high-powered offense to just 323 total yards, KU (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) watched Laith Marjan's potential game-tying 30-yard field goal sail wide right with 2:39 remaining. Jalon Daniels threw for 199 yards and a touchdown while adding 74 yards rushing, but a desperate final drive fell short as time expired. The loss keeps the Jayhawks needing one more win for bowl eligibility with just two games remaining. Kansas State (4-5, 3-3 Big 12) was idle this weekend after falling to No. 13 Texas Tech 43-20 last week in Manhattan. The Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) were also on bye this week following a 28-21 road loss to Buffalo last Sunday. The Chiefs have now dropped five straight regular-season games to Buffalo and sit third in the AFC West at 5-4, their worst nine-game start since 2021.
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