Planning, planning, planning. The Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization works across jurisdictions in order to plan out the best ways to enhance mobility throughout the city and strengthen our community. Jared Tremblay is the Planning Manager for the organization, and talks with us today about his ongoing "Connect 2050" project.

The KSU Foundation is here for one thing, to make your life at K-State as fun and fulfilling as possible. The KSU Foundation manages donations, the endowment fund, and tax dollars to improve programs and staffing at the university. Today, president and CEO of the KSU Foundation Greg Willems, joins us to talk about the work he does managing now over one billion dollars in the name of bettering K-State.

The research partnership between K-State and Stormont Vail Health is one of the leading contributors to the cutting edge of medicine. Gina Besenyi, the director of Physical Activity Research at K-State, as well as Ali Wisniewski, the Clinical Research Program Manager at Stormont, talk with us today about how the partnership between K-State and Stormont is bringing you the best care that medicine can provide.

With the passing of the "Big Beautiful Bill" or H.R.1, many changes have effected Americans across the nation. Today's guests, April Holman with the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, as well as Jami Reever with Kansas Appleseed, join us to share how H.R.1 will impact the most vulnerable Kansans, and what we can do as a community to lessen the blow to our neighbors.

Tourism is a major factor in the Manhattan economy, and today's guest Marcia Rozell, Director of Visit Manhattan, works to make sure our town is as lively as it can be. Rozell joins us today to talk about the connections and daily effort it takes in order to keep events coming to Manhattan.

Kendra Kuhlman, Executive Director of the Manhattan Arts Center, and Gabriela Vega, local attorney and volunteer leader believe it's of the upmost importance to support the arts, and in giving kids and young adults experiences that they wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to have through their work at the Arts Center. Kuhlman and Vega join us today to talk about their upcoming annual fundraiser "Art of The Cocktail" and the work that goes into the event.

Jayme Morris-Hardeman believes that community education is one of the most important aspect as it comes to public health, which is why she's choosing to run for reelection to the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board. She talks with us today about what drives her love to serve, and what she would want to do if successfully reelected.

With rising tensions in Europe, it's important to understand what's really going on in the region. 1st Infantry Division Deputy Commanding Officer, Colonel Jabari Miller joins us to talk about training exercises that keep soldiers battle ready, as well as the current ongoing rotation of deployment of troops to Poland.

Beth Montelone is the Vice President for Research as well as the project director of the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Initiative , and Kevin Mills is the president and CEO of Ad Astra BIO. Later today, Montelone and Mills will head the ribbon cutting on new biotechnical teaching labs at K-State. These new labs will be geared towards teaching students the skills needed to tackle complex human problems, such as vaccine development and anti-microbial resistance.