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In 1963, Andy Williams sang: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." But is it also the scariest time of the year? KPR's J. Schafer investigates. -
Kansas Geological Survey/KGSYou've heard of an apple core. It's the part most people throw away. Today, we'll hear about a different kind of core - a core sample of the Earth. The University of Kansas is creating more space to store and display rock core samples. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us why we should care.
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Telescope technology has advanced, well, astronomically in the last fifty years. But who gets to use these magical machines that can look millions of years back in time? Thousands of astronomers from around the world apply for access to super-telescopes every year in a process that is both rigorous and highly competitive. -
After three years and $6 million worth of renovations, the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka will reopen to the public on Saturday. KPR's Jim McLean got a sneak preview of what's in store for visitors. -
Ever taken a canoe trip down the mighty Missouri River through downtown Kansas City? Commentator Rex Buchanan has and he did so with some trepidation. -
"Honor to the Soldier and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as best he can, the same cause." —Abraham Lincoln, 1863 -
Visitors to the National World War One Museum in Kansas City walk across a glass bridge. Underneath, nine thousand red poppies appear to stare upward. What's the meaning behind all these poppies? As we approach Veterans Day on Tuesday, we hear from Dr. Christopher Warren, chief curator at the National World War One Museum in Kansas City, to find out. -
Football coach Marv Levy guided the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s...but that wouldn't happen until after the Kansas City Chiefs fired him. -
The Hall Center at the University of Kansas is hosting Haunting Humanities, a free, all-ages Halloween-themed humanities festival on Wednesday, October 29, in downtown Lawrence. -
Delia Montes was one of two cross-country athletes at Dodge City Community College who were treated for heat-related conditions after practicing on the hottest day of the year. Former athletes and trainers say this doesn't surprise them. -
October 14 is the 135th anniversary of the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower, our nation's 34th president. Eisenhower grew up in Abilene, which is where his presidential library is located. The author of a new book tries to separate fact from fiction in Eisenhower's eventful life story. -
The play "Silent Sky" kicks off the 2025-2026 University Theatre season at the University of Kansas, and marks a collaboration between the KU Department of Theatre and Dance and the KU Department of Physics and Astronomy.
