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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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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Sixty years later, we remember the impact of the so-called "British Invasion" in America and explore the odd Beatles connection to Kansas.
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Ocean explorers think they have discovered the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's airplane, which has been missing since 1937. Earhart, a native of Atchison, Kansas, was flying with her navigator, Fred Noonan, when their plane disappeared 87 years ago. The two were trying to flay around the world.
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From the KPR News Archives, we dug out a radio feature that first aired on Kansas Day 2011, during the state's 150th birthday party. We hope you enjoy it.
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Blues and jazz singer/songwriter Kelley Hunt is hitting the road... to her hometown of Emporia. She'll perform at the Granada Theatre Saturday night. Listen to J. Schafer's interview with her and get a little taste of her hand-crafted music.
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Vinyl records, CDs and audio equipment will all be on sale this week at the Lawrence Public Library. Friday and Saturday's big audio sale is a benefit for Audio Reader, the reading service for the blind and vision impaired at the University of Kansas. What IS Audio-Reader, anyway? Find out in this interview.
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Legislation in Congress would expand a federal grant and loan program that helps producers of biofuels and other biomanufactured products build and expand their facilities.
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Kansas is taking steps to conserve water in western Kansas. One of the strategies is to improve the efficiency of crop irrigation. But merely improving irrigation techniques won't do the trick. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks more about water woes in western Kansas... and what's being done about it.
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KPR is looking for a new morning news host. Do you have a pleasant voice, a background in news and broadcasting? Apply today, deliver the news tomorrow! (Must apply online and email an aircheck to jschafer@ku.edu.)
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Kansas Public Radio is seeking a new Statehouse Bureau Chief. Awesome job. Good pay. Great benefits. Window to apply is closing soon. so get moving!
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There are plenty of places in Kansas to see the state's official animal, the American Bison. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us about a few of them.