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New laws will force patients to report more personal information to officials, create a new felony and direct more money to anti-abortion groups.
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In this week's Film Music Friday, we're hearing the music of Japanese cinema, with themes from Godzilla, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Woman in the Dunes and more.
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Fewer farmers are planting hemp across the Midwest and Great Plains. The decline is most acute in hemp grown for its oils, like CBD, but experts say there’s greater opportunity in industrial hemp.
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On this edition of Conversations, Joe Yogerst talks with host Dan Skinner about "50 States, 1,000 Eats: Where to Go, When to Go, What to Eat, What to Drink."
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A new mariachi class at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School in Wichita could be the first middle-school mariachi program in the state. Orchestra director Panya Amphone says it's a way to teach students of all backgrounds about the traditional Mexican musical genre.
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Set course for Liberty Hall on Friday, May 24, at 7 p.m. for a double feature of The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) and The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955).
Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Kansas continued their demonstration after setting up an encampment Wednesday to demand the school halt investments with companies that have ties to Israel… Kansas tax collections came in above estimates in April for the second month in a row... and a federal prison in Leavenworth has reopened visitation for family and friends of inmates after a nearly two-month lockdown. Those stories and more, inside.
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Students at the University of Kansas say their "liberation encampment" will last several days. They also have demanded that KU divest itself of any ties to Israel.
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On this edition of Conversations,author Jordan Scott and illustrator Diana Sudyka join host Dan Skinner to talk about "Angela's Glacier."
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A state law passed in 2022 goes into effect this year and lets Kansas students attend schools outside the districts where they live, as long as there is space available. Some districts have begun posting the number of slots they’ll have open for out-of-district students.
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A disruption to in vitro fertilization in Alabama has some Kansans worried they could be next. It comes as experts raise questions about ‘fetal personhood’ in state law.
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We're celebrating National Poetry Month with Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall. Dr. Brimhall teaches creative writing at Kansas State University and is the author of several books, including Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod.
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