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Millions of people in the central U.S. could see powerful storms Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail. The National Weather Service says much of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas are at the greatest risk of severe weather but parts of Missouri could see severe storms as well.
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CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community mental health center that provides dynamic, culturally sensitive, high quality behavioral health care to the residents of Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Lyon, Morris, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties.
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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.
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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.