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This week’s 105 Live welcomes Lawrence-based singer-songwriter Aud Whitson with a live set from The Bottleneck and interview. Plus tracks from Kaw Tikis, Jessica Paige, Baldwin, Spencer & Rains, and The Roseline.
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For Valentine's Day, this week's Film Music Friday features some romantic themes from movies like Love Actually, Cinema Paradiso, Casablanca, The Piano, Much Ado About Nothing and more.
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Andrew Lester was originally charged with two felonies for shooting then-16-year-old Ralph Yarl when the teen mistakenly rang the doorbell at Lester’s home late one night in April 2023. Yarl's mother called for Lester to face consequences that reflect "the seriousness of his crime."
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Flint Hills Breadbasket is a nonprofit focused on increasing food security for all residents of Riley County. Since 1982, the Breadbasket has acted as a collection and distribution site for food donations aiming to reduce food waste by pairing excess food with people in need.
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John Livingston accompanies Jayne Siemens for a wonderful bouquet of love songs from a recital called All the Things You Are.
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The Soybean Innovation Lab based at the University of Illinois has laid off 30 employees and expects to shut down in the spring if funding isn't restored. Lab leaders at other Land Grant universities say they have avoided layoffs, but that could change.
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Eviction records can follow tenants indefinitely. Sedgwick County legislators are proposing a changeThe bill proposes requiring courts to automatically seal certain eviction records and expunge others after two years.
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott joins us for a sneak peek at the Kevin Willmott Film Festival, taking place February 18-21 at Lawrence's Liberty Hall.
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After a historically warm winter last year canceled several events, Michigan’s sturgeon season came back in full swing earlier this month. It broke records with the most participants and the fastest timing, for what’s already known as the shortest fishing season in the state.
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Kiplimo ran with a vengeance in Barcelona on Sunday — beating the previous fastest half marathon time by a whole 48 seconds.
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Government accountability officer says fraud is committed by "all walks of life" including "insider threats," but must be proven in court
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said all of the state's 120 counties were impacted by the storm. "The biggest challenge of this event is it's everywhere."
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Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congo's second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning in an unprecedented expansion of their reach in their yearslong fighting.
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Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."
On this edition of Conversations, Lauren Semmer talks with host Dan Skinner about the picture book, “The ABCs of Women’s History.”