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Max Paley, Major Gifts & Corporate Sponsorship CoordinatorAlthough not the largest amount of people to squeeze into the studio, it was a tight fit with 32 singers plus Director Steve Eubank, Dr. Geoffrey Wilckens playing the KPR Steinway B piano and host Kaye McIntyre. -
Keith Weller/U.S. Department of AgricultureThe new strategy aims to pinpoint where bird flu exists in the U.S. and halt its spread. There have been hundreds of cases in cattle and dozens in humans. -
Calen Moore/Kansas News ServiceState lawmakers want farmers in western Kansas to take action by 2026 to halt declines in the Ogallala aquifer. But the region’s whole agriculture system is built to produce irrigated grain at a high volume. -
Image by MTKCIt's a preview of the world premiere of SugarPlum, a new Nutcracker-inspired musical created by David Gomez and Julie Danielson. SugarPlum is playing at Music Theatre Kansas City from December 13-22. -
Calen Moore/Kansas News ServiceThe Ogallala aquifer is a critical source of water in western Kansas, and it’s running dry. It plays a major role in the daily lives of Kansans, even for people who don’t live on top of it. -
Katie Thoresen/Harvest Public MediaWild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since the early 1900s.
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A book for all you KU fans! Rebecca Ozier Schulte is the author of "The Jayhawk: The Story of the University of Kansas' Beloved Mascot." Her conversation with KPR's Kaye McIntyre is part of our 2024 Kansas Notable Book series. -
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The movie documentary has been around since the early 20th century and on this week's Film Music Friday we'll be spotlighting the music of documentary films. Among the films we'll hear - The River, Windjammer, The Mysterious Deep, The City and more. -
As Missouri’s abortion ban lifts, Planned Parenthood’s new clinic in Pittsburg, Kansas fields patients from across the region.
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The drones have been seen above critical infrastructure like reservoirs, rail stations and military bases. The governor says there is "no known threat," but the FBI is still investigating. -
The New York police commissioner also said investigators matched Luigi Mangione's fingerprints with those found on items near the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was fatally shot last week. -
Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he is resigning next month to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray." President-elect Donald Trump called the resignation "a great day for America." -
The U.S. is short approximately four million homes. Wharton economist Ben Keys traces the beginning of the housing crisis to the 2008 financial meltdown — and says climate change is making things worse. -
Earlier this year, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a middle class family grappling with Iran's social unrest.
On this edition of Conversations, Ben Silverman talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin” which he co-authored with Brian Baumgartner who played Kevin Malone.
