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We mark the 70th anniversary of KANU, the flagship station of Kansas Public Radio. It's a trip down Memory Lane in the first of a two-part series, with highlights from KANU's early years.

Kansans head to the polls August 2nd. This week on KPR Presents, we preview the vote on the "Value Them Both" abortion amendment and the primary races for Kansas Attorney General and Secretary of State.

If the tax cut for wealthiest Americans is allowed to expire, those households making over $250,000 would see their income tax rate rise from 33 percent to 36 percent and those making upwards of $375,000 would go from a 35 percent rate to 39.6 percent. But does it make sense for the tax rate for someone making six figures to be the same as for multimillionaires?

Three, jackpot-winning tickets were sold in the multi-state, Powerball lottery drawing last (WED) night. Those winning tickets were sold in California, Tennessee and Florida and will split the top prize of nearly $1.6 billion. Two tickets sold in Kansas that matched five of the six winning numbers are worth a million each.

On this edition of Conversations, Jessica Franz-Martin talks with host Dan Skinner about the Theatre Lawrence production of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

From Kansas Governors Bob Bennett to Laura Kelly, political scientists Michael Smith and Ed Flentje look at the push and pull of state politics in "Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics."

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" added another week atop the chart, making it the longest-running No. 1 of the decade. In two more weeks, it could tie the all-time record, but a seasonal juggernaut approaches.

After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there's a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need.

Week of February 10, 2019: Army scout, federal marshal, gambler, showman -- best-selling author Tom Clavin talks about his latest book, "Will Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter."

We celebrate National Poetry Month with the new Poet Laureate of Kansas, Huascar Medina of Topeka. We'll also hear from the outgoing Poet Laureate, Kevin Rabas of Emporia, and Wichita native Jon Kelly Yenser.