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We preview the Kansas congressional elections with Jonathan Shorman, lead political reporter with the Kansas City Star and moderator of the Dole Institute of Politics' fall election series. We'll also hear from Kansas Public Radio's Cordelia Brown and Destiny Ann Mermagen about KPR's upcoming Live Day. -
HallmarkThe son of Hallmark founder J.C. Hall and his wife Elizabeth, Donald J. Hall went on to serve as president and CEO of the company. He and his late wife Adele Hall donated their time and financial resources to many causes in Kansas City. -
The Lost Boys found themselves competing in a convention contest at the Lied Center of Lawrence hoping to ascend to the national competition in Denver in July of 2025. -
Super storms are in the news. Hurricanes, a polar vortex and record-breaking heat. These weather phenomena are not only bad for humans. They are energy disasters. It's time to modernize and harden the grid. -
Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga/Kansas News ServiceBirthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. -
As the first year of KPR's Community Spotlight draws near to its end, we're eager to invite a new contingent of spotlighted non-profits for 2025! The Community Spotlight will continue to give recipients an opportunity to spread awareness using KPR’s airwaves each month.
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Cherry Street Youth Center, Inc., is a Christian based ministry in Chanute formed to help develop children emotionally, spiritually, physically, and academically in our community. We believe all children should feel loveable, worthwhile, capable, and responsible.
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This month's Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita will celebrate the legacy of Kansas-born actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black American to win an Academy Award. -
Kernza is a perennial grain that can produce an annual crop, even as it stays in the ground for up to four years. Its deep root system make it a sustainable crop, but the grain doesn't have many markets. -
15-year-old Ovet Gomez Regalado was a sophomore at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. His death is similar to two other football deaths in Kansas — both also involving teenage linemen. -
A plurality of Kansas voters say it’s a good thing that the state is a regional abortion access point, according to a survey by the Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling Center. -
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