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Christopher Smith
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Christopher Smith
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.
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We're going to war with the movies on this week's Film Music Friday, with themes from such classic war films as The Lost Patrol, Destination Tokyo, Sahara, Patton and more. -
Photo courtesy of Daniel AtkinsonFrom busking on the streets of Lawrence to Broadway and beyond, how George "Nash" Walker became one of the highest paid vaudeville performers in America. As half of the duo Williams and Walker, he's the focus of a new exhibit at the Watkins Museum in Lawrence and the subject of "The Rediscovery of George 'Nash' Walker: The Price of Black Stardom in Jim Crow America."
Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice is the only local non-profit provider of hospice, palliative home health and home care services. Trusted to care for their community for over 45 years, Good Shepherd continues to carry out their mission of honoring every moment in life through their dedication to compassionate care.
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The field is growing more crowded as Republicans and Democrats line up to seek the Kansas governor's office. -
Voting concludes Tuesday for elections in a number of states and localities, from local races here in Kansas to closely watched races in California to New York City. -
Republican state lawmakers want to break up Johnson County to help defeat the one Kansas Democrat in Congress. Local officials say the state’s wealthiest and most populous county has benefited from remaining in a single congressional district. -
Animals that disappeared from some rivers because of pollution, dams and overharvesting are getting a new lease on life that could have ripple effects for other wildlife and for humans. -
Temperatures remained into the 80s well in the fall this year in parts of the Midwest. Agrivoltaics offers a respite to extreme heat and land access for new farmers.
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UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes "out of an abundance of caution" following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky. -
The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people. -
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast. -
At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there's now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff. -
The FAA is cutting 10% of air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, canceling hundreds of flights and creating uncertainty for many more passengers. Here's what to do if you're one of them.
On this edition of Conversations, Kirsten Larson and Cornelia Lee talk with host Dan Skinner about “This is How You Know: How Science Happens.”
