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As Time's 'Person of the Year,' Trump outlines his top priorities in lengthy interview

In a wide-ranging and long interview, President-elect Donald Trump tells TIME Magazine his priorities for the first days of his second time at the presidency.

For every pledge of $120 or more, you will get a pair of these custom-designed KPR socks. Not only that, but KPR Advisory Board members will give a pair of socks to a local community shelter for each pledge at any level.

KPR's Holiday Socktacular - December 5 & 6

Kansas Public Radio needs your help to finish 2019 in a strong financial position. December 5 & 6 KPR will be on the air asking YOU to help out with a year-end contribution.

Google Founders Sergey Brin And Larry Page Step Down From Top Roles

Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page end their leadership roles. Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet.

Riley County Tops 2012 Health Rankings

2012 Kansas County Health Rankings (Image Courtesy of Kansas Health Institute)Once again, Riley County has the healthiest residents in Kansas, and southeast Kansas continues to lag behind most of the rest of the state. Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson has more on the new County Health Rankings released today (TUE) by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa74ab50000

Headlines for Thursday, April 6, 2017

Here's a look at area headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

Hall Center Workshop Draws Top Historians

Thirteen of the nation's leading scholars on the Kansas and Missouri "Border Wars" in the late 19th century will be meeting today (THUR) and tomorrow (FRI) at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. KU history professor Jonathan Earle is one of the conference organizers. He says that analyzing what happened in the Bleeding Kansas era is now challenging traditional ways of thinking about the U-S Civil War. The conference brings together scholars who have rarely interacted outside the pages of scholarly journals. The papers being discussed at the conference will be part of a public presentation on the Civil War in November at the Kansas City Public Library.

Steps leading up to the Kansas Statehouse. (Photo by J. Schafer)

Budget Will Be Top Priority When Session Begins

Lawmakers disagree about how to address budget gap.

Abortion rights activist Sierra Frey cries while protesting in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, after the court overturned a federal right to an abortion. The landmark decision was one of the top political stories of 2022.

These were the top political stories of 2022

There was a lot that happened in politics this year, from the consequential midterm elections to the Supreme Court's historic abortion ruling and record migration at the southern border.

You’d be forgiven for assuming that Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet would top the Billboard albums chart in its first week of eligibility.

Sabrina Carpenter has the No. 1 album — and 3 of the week’s top 5 songs

Sabrina Carpenter was expected to have a massive week. Still, her journey to the top of the album charts was fraught right up to its final moments, as she fended off a furious challenge from rapper Travis Scott.

Chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks with the media after a hearing of the committee, Thursday, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill.

The Justice Department wants to see the Jan. 6 committee's transcripts

It says the lack of sharing is complicating its criminal probe.

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