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It's a visit to the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison, Kansas, and a conversation with its founder Karen Seaberg. -
Ride into History/In connection with the opening of the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, we revisit this conversation with Amelia Earhart, brought to life by historical performer Ann Birney.
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Brian Turner/Green Lady LoungeKansas Public Radio is proud to present a new collaboration with Kansas City jazz venue, the Green Lady Lounge, to offer listeners a new, unique way to experience the rich tradition of Kansas City jazz, starting July 1.
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Emily Fisher/KPRStorms that passed through the state on Tuesday and Wednesday dropped between 2 and 5 inches of rain in some areas...torrential rain led to the city of Lawrence discharging wastewater directly into the Kansas River on Wednesday...and a Clay County, Missouri judge has sealed the case against the 84-year-old white man charged with shooting a 17-year-old Black teenager in North Kansas City. Details on those stories, and more, are available here.
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The ruling says managers at the Starbucks at 21st and Amidon told employees they could lose their benefits if they unionized. -
Heavy rains fall across eastern Kansas... more than 100 United Methodist churches are leaving the denomination... Kansas farmers expect the smallest wheat harvest in 60 years... and vaccine hesitancy is on the rise. Those headlines and more... here.
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Tenants of Lew McGinnis say his apartments are in a state of disrepair, yet evictions are filed quickly and repeatedly.
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Few addiction treatment centers in Kansas let children come to treatment. That makes it harder for parents to get help.
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The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.
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The Federal Trade Commission has accused the online retailer of harboring children's data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well giving its Ring employees access to users' videos.
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After Wisconsin mom Annie McGrath's teenage son died in a YouTube blackout challenge, she's confronting shareholders at an annual meeting of its parent company.
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The House's debt ceiling bill has critics on both sides. Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, says the administration was able to secure some of its key priorities.
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Chedino Martin was 23 years old when she realized she was a transgender woman. She was determined to follow her dream, but had no idea how much luck, patience and strength she would need to get there.
