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Rose Conlon/KMUWKapaun is likely years away from canonization as a saint, but interest in his life — and traffic to Pilsen — is picking up. -
The Moth MainstageThe Lied Center and KPR invite you to an evening of true stories, told live on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. -
Brooke Rollins/Harvest Public MediaSecretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins assured an audience of agriculture leaders that the president would remember farmers in the midst of imposing tariffs. -
Molly Ashford/Harvest Public MediaNational Weather Service offices across the country are suspending or reducing weather balloon flights due to low staffing. Meteorologists say the loss of data could lead to forecasting challenges and less accurate long-term outlooks. -
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In honor of Women's History Month, it's a look at the often-underestimated political role of America's First Ladies. Diana Carlin is one of the co-authors of "Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women."
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Friends of the Kaw is a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to the 173-mile-long Kansas River.
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Cordelia Brown visits with John Lee, Regina Tanujaya, Conductor Kyle Willey Pickett and Deqing Wen. Wen is a world-renowned, award-winning, Chinese composer. The Topeka Symphony is excited to be performing the US premiere of his “New Age Symphony”, which was inspired by Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”. -
Kansas created the night vision hunting season for coyotes in 2021. Hunters say it’s a great option and want it expanded, but some property owners and regulators have concerns. -
Jim Richardson had a distinguished career making images for National Geographic Magazine stories on cultural, environmental and scientific issues. His work on the Flint Hills introduced the uniquely American landscape to an international audience. -
The USDA's Rural Development agency has provided billions of dollars each year to small towns, farmers and businesses. Now staffing upheaval and budget cuts brought on by the Trump administration may be eating into the agency’s effectiveness. -
An ornithologist spent four decades tracking 40,000 bird deaths at a single building. His records paved the way to better scientific and public understanding.
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The lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge against Trump's executive order on voting. The attorneys general argue the order is "an unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections." -
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg Thursday pushed, once again, the Justice Department to explain its use of the Alien Enemies Act and provide key details and the timeline of the flights. -
Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week. -
R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music. -
The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
On this edition of Conversations, Jacqueline Alcantara talks with host Dan Skinner about "Tios and Primos” which is her first picture book as both illustrator.
