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The Willow Domestic Violence Center builds safer communities through shelter, services, and support for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking in Douglas, Jefferson, and Franklin counties.
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Singers, songwriters and instrumentalists recently gathered in Kansas City for the annual Folk Alliance International Conference. KPR's Tom Parkinson spoke with some of the musicians from Lawrence about their experience at the conference and prepared this audio postcard.
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Kansas Public Radio is hiring. We need a multi-media journalist to serve as our Kansas Statehouse Bureau Chief. Work in Topeka, covering the governor, Legislature, Kansas Supreme Court and more. Be part of an award-winning team of reporters and editors. Apply today.
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Farmers got a slightly smaller percentage of what consumers spent on food last year than the year before, according to the most recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In most cases, Thanksgiving staples return cents on the dollar to farmers.
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Officials in both Kansas and Missouri are looking for ways to upgrade big power transmission lines within and across state lines. Commentator Scott Carlberg says the main concern is not so much the physical structures, but the process and the politics behind building them.
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Kansas Public Radio seeks a new Kansas Statehouse Reporter and a new Membership Director. KPR is full of fun, kind, talented and interesting people. Please share this announcement with qualified candidates you may know. Thanks.
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Wishing all veterans and current service members a very Happy Veterans Day from everyone at Kansas Public Radio.
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Food waste takes up space in landfills and produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Composting that waste can reduce climate impacts and save municipalities money on landfill fees, but concerns about bad smells and pests sometimes get in the way.
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Touting its long history and cultural significance, Mexico’s president says genetically modified corn has no place in his country. That puts Mexico and the U.S. on a collision course over a major trade agreement.
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A slowdown in the agricultural industry is "going to put a strain on farmers." But analysts say the rural economy in the Midwest and Great Plains is still doing well.
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Dryness in the Great Plains began spreading east this year, affecting much of the Midwest and endangering crops, livestock and river shipping. Recent rains have been a god-send, but will it be enough to loosen the years-long drought?
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Congress expanded work requirements for food assistance during the debt ceiling negotiations, a move that would normally happen in the Farm Bill. Shortly before that, the state of Kansas made similar changes.