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On this edition of Conversations, Sy Montgomery talks with host Dan Skinner about “Secrets of the Octopus.”
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Ever been to a museum in a foreign country and discovered an item on display from your own neck of the woods? Depending on the object and the exhibit, it can be hard to know how to feel about seeing that item. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks about a trip to a museum in Great Britain where he discovered an object on display from his own home state.
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CNN's Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir joins host Dan Skinner to talk about "Life as We Know It (Can Be): Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World.”
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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the Kansas law that denies civil asset forfeiture in cases of lower level crimes like simple possession of drugs. It also forces police to return seized property faster.
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The nation's power grid is old and starting to fall apart. But just how bad is it? The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our energy infrastructure a C-minus grade. Commentator Scott Carlberg says the grid reminds him of his 1966 Ford Mustang. It was a state-of-the-art sports car... 58 years ago.
Rainy, possibly stormy weather expected across eastern Kansas... the governor vetoes a bipartisan tax-cutting package... lawmakers approve millions of dollars to address maintenance projects at state universities... and more than 1,500 professors, researchers and librarians at the University of Kansas have formed a union. More details, inside.
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On this edition of Conversations, Megan McDonald talks with host Dan Skinner about a new version of her classic picture book " “Is This a House for Hermit Crab?”
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The Federal Trade Commission requires all paid content be labeled, or both parties can be fined.
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Consultants say the Wichita district needs to reduce its number of buildings. That could involve a massive bond issue or series of bonds to build and renovate schools, and it likely will mean closing many smaller schools.
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It’s the latest step in a long, winding judicial process since the brothers were convicted of a series of robberies, assaults and murders in Wichita more than 20 years ago. Both are on death row.
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The board has paused further allocating the state's settlement funds as a result of the legislature's actions.
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