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Kansas Public Radio - Celebrating 74 Years of Service kansaspublicradio.org/miscel…

Kansas Public Radio - Celebrating 74 Years of Service

We're LIVE (most of the time), we're LOCAL, we ARE Kansas Public Radio - serving you since 1952.

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President Trump will visit the Wichita area today. Here's what to know before the rally kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

President Trump will visit the Wichita area today. Here's what to know before the rally

Several road closures will be in effect Monday during the president's visit.

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Free school lunch is no longer on the menu for many kids. It's one of many strains on cafeterias kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Free school lunch is no longer on the menu for many kids. It's one of many strains on cafeterias

Schools in the U.S. serve almost 30 million lunches every day. But rising food costs, regulations and cuts to food assistance mean school kitchens have to do more with less.

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Police: No charges filed against driver who killed 2, injured 10 at Wichita sports complex kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Police: No charges filed against driver who killed 2, injured 10 at Wichita sports complex

Wichita police say a 34-year-old woman from Garden City has been released pending the results of a toxicology report and a vehicle inspection.

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Groups are upset about plans to save water in western Kansas — for doing too much and too little kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Groups are upset about plans to save water in western Kansas — for doing too much and too little

The part of the state that produces beef, milk and grain for our region is running out of water. But plans to save the aquifer are under attack for doing either too much or too little.

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A man was shot and killed early this morning in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street in downtown Lawrence, according to police. lawrenceks.news/3Uw093y

Man killed in shooting in downtown Lawrence, police say

A man was shot and killed early Sunday in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street in downtown Lawrence, according to police.

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Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11 apnews.com/article/vehicle-s…

Vehicle drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and injuring more

Authorities in Kansas say a person drove a vehicle through a soccer field during a game, killing two people and injuring others.

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American hay growers face triple whammy of drought, pests and high fuel costs kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

American hay growers face triple whammy of drought, pests and high fuel costs

Farmers are cutting less hay this year due to persistent drought, the soaring price of fuel and a new pest. That’s driving up the cost for livestock producers, who often rely on hay to feed their...

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President Trump rally will be at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Trump rally will be at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City

The president has been on a midterm-election campaign blitz across the country, visiting several red-leaning states in support of Republican candidates.

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KU professors, middle school band director, KPR radio personality among this year’s Phoenix Award honorees: ‘It’s a cool mix’ @ljworld www2.ljworld.com/news/city-g…

KU professors, middle school band director, radio personality among this year’s Phoenix Award...

This year’s Phoenix Award honorees have been selected, and you may have experienced their work on the radio, or in a middle school auditorium, or at the airport, or even on the label of a beer...

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Kansas Kicks off Late Night in the Phog Hosting Pittsburg State on Friday - University of Kansas

Kansas kicks off the 2026-27 season with the 42nd Annual Late Night in the Phog in conjunction with its first of three exhibition games when it hosts Pittsbu...

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Former Kansas coach pleads guilty to making 71 videos of boys showering ksn.com/news/state-regional/…

Former Kansas coach pleads guilty to making 71 videos of boys showering

Ryan Brungardt reached a plea agreement Wednesday with federal prosecutors after being accused of filming young boys as they showered during at least four wrestling meets across Kansas.

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Kansas CEO sentenced to 19 years in $1B Medicare fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors say Brett Blackman used his internet platform to generate false doctors' orders for braces, targeting hundreds of thousands of Medicare recipients.

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Tourists are flocking to Kansas towns on Route 66 this year for the 100th anniversary kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Tourists are flocking to Kansas towns on Route 66 this year for the 100th anniversary

For places like the Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum in southeast Kansas, visitor numbers topped 6,000 — a 64% increase over last year.

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U.S. Senate election in Kansas: What to know about the candidates running in November kansaspublicradio.org/2025-1…

Kansas U.S. Senate election: What to know about the candidates running in November

Democrat Adam Hamilton is vying to unseat Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall — and end nearly a century of Republican control of the state’s U.S. Senate offices.

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Tourists are flocking to Kansas towns on Route 66 this year for the 100th anniversary kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Tourists are flocking to Kansas towns on Route 66 this year for the 100th anniversary

For places like the Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum in southeast Kansas, visitor numbers topped 6,000 — a 64% increase over last year.

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New Book Details Abe Lincoln's Campaign Visit to Kansas in December 1859 kansaspublicradio.org/commen… @OUPAcademic

New Book Details Abe Lincoln's Campaign Visit to Kansas in December 1859

A new book examines Abe Lincoln's campaign visit to Kansas in December 1859. Commentator Rex Buchanan says it's worth checking out.

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Kansas governor election: What to know about the candidates running in November kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Kansas governor election: What to know about the candidates running in November

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, is running against state Sen. Cindy Holscher, an Overland Park Democrat, in the race to replace the term-limited Democratic Kansas Gov....

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Greensburg, Kansas: Building Tech-Savvy TV Producers - One Broadcast at a Time kansaspublicradio.org/rural-… @KansasCommerce #RuralKansasRising @kwksmedia

Greensburg, Kansas: Building Tech-Savvy TV Producers - One Broadcast at a Time

A 1.7-mile-wide EF-5 tornado hit the tiny town of Greensburg, Kan. in 2007. Given the opportunity to start from a blank slate, those who stayed decided to rebuild green, including developing someth...

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Trump scheduled to visit Wichita on Monday for campaign rally kansaspublicradio.org/2026-1…

Trump scheduled to visit Wichita on Monday for campaign rally

The president has been on a midterm-election campaign blitz across the country, visiting several red-leaning states in support of Republican candidates.

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Severe T-storm warning! Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding in NW Shawnee & southern Jackson counties. inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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