Tell Congress Kansas Public Radio Matters to You

Monday, March 20th, 2017, by KPR Staff

The President’s FY 18 budget proposes eliminating federal funding for public media. Our station relies on this essential federal seed money to provide you with the highest quality noncommercial programming and community services, as it is nearly 13 percent of our annual funding. If Kansas Public Radio has educated, informed or inspired you, please sign Protect My Public Media’s petition urging Congress to continue to fund public media at protectmypublicmedia.org.

Songs from Ireland: Carswell & Hope / Ashley Davis in Concert

Monday, March 13th, 2017, by KPR Staff

Nick Carswell, of Carswell & Hope, and Ashley Davis prepare for their show at Liberty Hall on Thursday, March 16.

Kansas Public Radio is proud to sponsor an evening of "Songs from Ireland," to celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2017 with Ashley Davis, Carswell & Hope and guests Cormac DeBarra, Katlyn Conroy and friends

West Side Folk Concerts Benefit KPR

Monday, February 20th, 2017, by KPR Staff

Brother Sun and John Gorka are featured performers in two upcoming benefit concerts for Kansas Public Radio.

West Side Folk is thrilled to announce that it will present two very special concerts to benefit Kansas Public Radio, which recently received a $100,000 budget cut that represents about 20 percent of the annual funding KPR receives from the University of Kansas. Brother Sun and John Gorka are playing for reduced fees to do their part to help KPR, and all profits from these concerts will go to KPR.

New Five-Part Series Airing on KPR2

Monday, February 6th, 2017, by Kalie McAlexander

Tune in to KPR2 from 7-8 p.m., February 6-10, to listen to "In the Dark," the most comprehensive reporting on a case that inspired the national sex offender’s registry as well as the concept of “stranger danger.”

Kidnapping cases are often complicated and tedious, but the case of Jacob Wetterling seemed like it should have been open and shut. Jacob was kidnapped in front of two of his friends one night in 1989 as they biked home on a dead-end street in St. Joseph, Minnesota. As law enforcement scrambled to find the boy and return him home, the town was ripped apart and the case seemed to go colder and colder.

The NEW KPR App is here, download it today!

Monday, January 30th, 2017, by KPR Web Operations

The Kansas Public Radio App allows you to listen to KPR live, pause and rewind the live audio, and view the KPR program schedules. You can explore On Demand content, search for stories, bookmark a story for later and wake up to KPR with the alarm clock!

Cinema a Go-Go's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Friday, January 27th, 2017, by KPR Staff

The Retro Cocktail Hour's Cinema a Go-Go kicks off the new year with the all-star comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

Points of View With Kansas Public Radio: Taxing the System

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, by KPR Staff

KPR's Stephen Koranda will moderate a panel discussion at Lawrence Public Library on the pros, cons and philosophy behind the Kansas tax experiment.

How does cutting taxes affect the well-being of our state’s budget? Kansas Public Radio’s Statehouse Bureau Chief Stephen Koranda will moderate a panel discussion, featuring Senator Laura Kelly and Dave Trabert, President of the Kansas Policy Institute, on the pros, cons and philosophy behind the Kansas tax experiment.

Fact Check: Trump's Press Conference

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, by KPR Web Operations

The NPR Politics team and reporters across the newsroom will be live-annotating a news conference with President-elect Donald Trump, expected at 11 am ET/8am PT on Wednesday. We will be fact-checking and providing background to his remarks in real-time. We will be paying special attention to any comments about conflicts of interest, health care and national security.

Note: The transcript was updated throughout the press conference. While we are working to correct errors, it may contain discrepancies and typographical errors.

Fact Check: President Obama's Farewell Address

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, by KPR Web Operations

The NPR Politics team and reporters across the newsroom will be live-annotating President Obama's farewell address in Chicago on Tuesday night, scheduled to begin at 9 pm ET/6pm ET. The team will be adding fact-checks and background to Obama's comments as he gives them. We'll be watching in particular for remarks on his legacy, national security, health care and foreign policy, among other topics.

2017 Kansas State of the State Address

Monday, January 9th, 2017, by KPR Staff

State government is facing a $350 million budget deficit, an amount that could double next year. What's the state of Kansas going to do about it? No one knows for sure. But the governor will outline some of his budget priorities Tuesday night in his annual State of the State address, the 135th Kansas State of the State address. Join KPR Tuesday night at 5 for live coverage of the speech, as well as the Democratic response. KPR's J. Schafer will anchor our coverage.

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