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Recycling old bottles into new bottles is surprisingly complex. We visited a recycling plant and a bottle factory to see the whole process.

(photo of Kansas Statehouse via Flickr user SgtPepperedJane)TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislative negotiators have agreed on a proposal for cutting income taxes further and setting the state sales tax at 6 percent. The deal emerged Friday from talks among three senators and three House members to reconcile differences between the two chambers. House Republicans drafted the plan, and GOP senators accepted it to see whether other lawmakers would support it. The House would vote on it first, possibly Tuesday. Republican Governor Sam Brownback wants to follow up on massive income tax cuts enacted last year without creating budget shortfalls. He proposed canceling a sales tax decrease scheduled by law for July. The 6.3 percent tax is set to drop to 5.7 percent. GOP senators wanted to keep the tax at its current rate, but House Republicans resisted.

The Shockers face Indiana, the top-seeded team in the NIT, Tuesday night.

It will likely cost more to attend public universities in Kansas next year. Regents institutions, like the University of Kansas, are seeking to increase in-state tuition by 3.6 percent for in-state undergraduate students. The tuition increase would cost most in-state students about $100 more per semester.

Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.

"Winfield's Walnut Valley Festival" celebrates 50 years of this beloved event, from its creation to its continued success, with lots of great stories along the way.

Amy Brady tells the cool story of an American staple in her new book, Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks, A Cool History of a Hot Commodity.

Washburn University's Dennis Etzel and Jericho Hockett join us to talk about "Kansas Speaks Out: Poems in the Age of Me, Too."

The U.S. Army recently set aside the convictions of 110 black soldiers convicted in the largest murder trial in American history. Kevin Willmott tells their story in his film, "The 24th."

"Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks" by Topeka native Amy Brady was recently named one of NPR's "2023 Books We Love." We talk about the ice business, ice sports, and how readily available ice changed everything about what we eat and drink.