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Library of Congress/Library of CongressGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower, who grew up in Abilene, Kansas, was responsible for planning the D-Day invasion during World War II. It was the largest invasion in world history. Before Allied troops hit the beaches in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944... Eisenhower delivered an inspirational message to his troops. KPR's J. Schafer has more on this 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. -
Emily Fisher/Kansas Public RadioEveryone's favorite holiday tradition returns Dec. 9 at Liberty Hall with a night of dancing and holiday cheer alongside the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.
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KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan takes a look at the new book Gathering Strays, by retired English Professor Jim Hoy, who grew up ranching in the Flint Hills. -
#MyKPR is looking for a new Kansas Statehouse reporter to cover state government and all that entails. Work with an award-winning team of reporters to keep a watchful eye on those in power. -
Kansas Public Radio is looking for a new statehouse reporter. -
Much of present-day Kansas was once the home of Kanza Indians, including the land that now houses Kansas State University. The very name Kansas comes from the Kanza or Kaw tribe. Today, scholars are trying to tell their story. -
Like other places during the late 1800s and early 1900s, Topeka was a hot-bed for spiritualism and seances. Commentator Katie Keckeisen tells us about a fraudster who scammed people in Topeka and Spring Hill, Kansas. Katie will also give a talk about spiritualism on Friday, the 13th of October, at the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library. -
The Middle with Jeremy Hobson is a new live national public radio call-in program that centers conversations on people who are in “the middle” – geographically, politically or philosophically. -
A group called the Sons of Union Veterans will dedicate a new headstone for Doc McWilliams Saturday afternoon at Lawrence's Oak Hill Cemetery. McWilliams, a Black Union soldier in the Civil War, was an early civil rights activist following the War Between the States. -
KU aerospace engineering students captured 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for aircraft and missile design at an international design contest sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. -
A former slave came to Kansas and conquered the competitive business of growing... potatoes. Junius Groves, of Edwardsville, earned millions growing his crop. So, move over Idaho potato growers, Commentator Katie Keckeisen tells us more about this forgotten farmer. -
A resident of Paola, Kansas, is the world's top shotgun trap shooter. Derrick Mein is defending his title this week... and hoping to return to the Olympic games next year.
