Artists will gather to perform in north Lawrence Wednesday night for an event called "Words Save Lives." Organizer Marcia Epstein says the artistic performances - featuring poetry, dance and music - are being held on World Suicide Prevention Day.

The Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers have a football rivalry that dates back to the late 1800s. When the Tigers left the Big 12 for the SEC, the Border Showdown also went away. But the rivalry will be renewed this Saturday in Columbia. Greg Echlin has more.

You've heard of the Border Showdown between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Mizzou Tigers, but have you heard about the Radio Rivalry taking place between the public radio stations in Lawrence and Columbia? KPR in Lawrence and KBIA in Columbia are trying to out-fund raise one another. What's at stake?

The last couple of decades have been tough on newspapers. Kansas has lost about 50 publications in the past 20 years. Rural news outlets also face another problem: Owners of many small, family-run newspapers are getting older, and it’s uncertain who will keep the presses running when they retire.

Fun fact: the 53rd Congress passed a bill recognizing the first Monday of September as Labor Day in 1894, making it an official federal holiday, and President Grover Cleveland signed the bill into law. But it only applied to federal workers. All the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia subsequently adopted it as a statutory holiday.

The KU football team got off to a great start this season with a 31-7 victory over Fresno State last Saturday. Fans got to see the home opener in the newly-revamped David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. We hear more about both from Brian Hanni, the Voice of the Kansas Jayhawks.

Death and dying are inevitable parts of life and living. When a loved one gets a terminal illness, it can leave friends and family members wondering just how to react. Commentator Scott Carlberg faced that situation himself earlier this year. But his dying wife provided a path forward for those left behind.

A new book by the author and historian Caleb Gayle tells the story of Edward McCabe, one of the leaders of Nicodemus, a Kansas town founded by the formerly enslaved.

After 33 months of construction and renovation, the revamped football stadium at the University of Kansas will welcome fans to the sold out home opener on Saturday. KPR's Greg Echlin got a sneak preview of the renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, which has been nicknamed "The Booth."

HeadQuarters Kansas - the Lawrence-based nonprofit that runs the 988 suicide prevention hotline - has spent the last year dealing with a shake-up in leadership and several other issues. How are things going one year later? KPR speaks with the man who's been running the agency since last summer.