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On the Retro Cocktail Hour this week, new tunes by Mondo Hammondo and Creepxotica, plus "Voyage to Scorpion Island" by composer Andrew Morgan (inspired by listening to the RCH), along with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Duke Ellington and the Arthur Lyman Group. -
Brian TurnerThis week on Live at Green Lady Lounge, it's the RSS Trio. They hold down a regular latenight spot at the Green Lady and in this hour will play some of their original tunes. -
This week's show is dedicated to the 30 years of KJHK's Farmer's Ball! Guests Gus Ketchell and Gracie Hughes give us a run down of this 31st year of the band competition, along with a selection of tracks from past winners. -
Danny Elfman was a rock musician and ardent film fan but eventually found himself composing music for feature films. This week on Film Music Friday we'll listen to some of his classic scores for such films as Batman, Edward Scissorhands and Midnight Run. -
Suzanne Perez/KMUWLeft on Read, a new bookstore in downtown Wichita, specializes in books by and about people of color. Owner Latasha Eley Kelly said she is planning author events, book clubs and other activities over the next year. -
File photo/Kansas News ServiceVoting by mail in Kansas just got harder after Republican lawmakers ended a mail ballot grace periodThe three-day grace period to count mail-in ballots will be eliminated in January.
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Another year of dry conditions could hurt production for farmers growing crops and raising livestock in the region. -
The International Center for Music at Park University trains and educates the next generation of accomplished musicians for careers in music at the highest level, in a focused and creative atmosphere with an international faculty of renowned excellence. -
The commission’s resolution rebukes the for-profit prison company's plan to work with ICE. Company officials say they don't need permission to house federal immigration detainees at a shuttered prison. -
Our Kansas Notable Book series continues with "Roadside Geology of Kansas," by James Aber, Susan Aber, and Michael Everhart, and with "Grief Said, 'Have a Seat,'" by Amanda Elsbury. -
At least 23 Kansans have tested positive for measles. Health officials urge full vaccination against the disease.
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U.S. Navy divers managed to successfully attach a line to a hoist point on the submerged vehicle. The goal is to hook up more hoists in order to pull the vehicle carrying the soldiers out of the mud. -
In remarks to NBC News, Trump also said "there are methods which you could do it." Trump would need either a two-thirds vote in Congress or a constitutional convention to serve a third term. -
The think tank is laying off nearly all of its staff, as its former board sues to stop what it calls a "takeover" by the Trump administration. -
Some Yankees players used a new bat during the second game in the Major League Baseball series against the Milwaukee Brewers. -
Iran's president said the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, Tehran's first response to a letter sent by President Trump.
On this edition of Conversations, Kate Korsh talks with host Dan Skinner about "Oona Bramblegoop's Sideways Magic: Fairies vs Leprechauns."
