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On this edition of Conversations, author, Curtis Manley and illustrator, Jennifer K. Mann talk with host Dan Skinner about “Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku.”
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Kansas lawmakers are set to receive a substantial pay raise next year. Some say that's key to recruiting more young and working class people to run for office.
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People in the agriculture industry are still looking for local solutions to save what is left of the Ogallala aquifer that supports western Kansas. But systemic challenges are making it a slow effort.
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This week on KPR Presents, what the experts get wrong about our national security...and the increasingly important role that Kansas plays in keeping America safe.
The Kansas House has advanced a bipartisan tax reform measure that would shift personal income taxes from three tax brackets to two... the Legislature approves a bill that requires Kansas abortion providers to ask patients why they want to get an abortion... K-State receives more than $30 million in federal funds for its Salina campus... and honey production in the U.S. increases for the first time in three years. Those stories and more, inside.
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Towns in the path of the total eclipse could see millions of dollars flow into their communities to witness a few minutes of darkness when the moon passes in front of the sun.
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Gray foxes, the only canine species in North America that can climb trees, are found across much of the U.S. But over the last two decades, populations in the Midwest have plummeted and multiple state agencies are trying to find out the reasons behind their shrinking numbers.
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A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in the death of Clesslynn Crawford in March 2022.
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There's jazz for the urban jungle and mid-century mad pads on this week's Retro Cocktail Hour, plus a bongo party with Les Baxter, the exotic sounds of the Out-islanders and Bob Romeo's Jungle Sextet.
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The South African singer brought a homegrown genre, amapiano, to new ears with a viral hit and a Grammy. With her debut album, she wants to prove the world is ready for a full-blown African pop star.
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Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.
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Women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth in Gaza face serious challenges amid daily airstrikes, continued ground fighting, high rates of disease and a growing lack of food and water.
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Disney and a board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have settled lawsuits over who controls development in the 40-square-mile district that's home to its Orlando theme parks.
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A California judge found that attorney John Eastman committed "exceptionally serious ethical violations" in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and recommended disbarment.