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NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

Firefighters are battling several large wildfires in northeast Kansas, primarily in Shawnee, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. Evacuations were ordered this (WED) afternoon in and around the town of Delia. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for eastern Kansas until 6 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New federal statistics show Kansas's gross domestic product grew slightly faster than the national average last year but still lagged behind most other states in the region. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce says Kansas's gross domestic product grew 1.9 percent in 2013. GDP is the value of finished goods and services and is considered a key indicator of economic health. The U.S. saw a 1.8 percent growth in its GDP last year. But the statistics showed that among eight neighboring or Plains states, only Missouri saw lower GDP growth than Kansas, with 0.8 percent. The top GDP growth in the region was North Dakota's 9.7 percent, followed by Oklahoma at 4.2 percent and Colorado at 3.8 percent.

Hispanic women in California are earning the lowest amount of any race, anywhere, in the United States.

Existing comfortably in the tension between tradition and the musical frontier, Run Boy Run's all-acoustic format blends bluegrass, folk and the old timey American vernacular with touches of classical and jazz. From winning the band contest at Pickin' In The Pines in 2009 and a special appearance at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2012, to two appearances on National Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion, Run Boy Run have been making friends and fans alike with their open-ended musical approach and wonderful stage presence. Run Boy Run come from Tucson, Arizona and were tagged by Paste magazine as "One of the top 10 Arizona bands to hear now." The band is brother and sister Matt Rolland (fiddle, guitar) and Grace Rolland (cello, vocals), sisters Bekah Sandoval Rolland (fiddle, vocals) and Jen Sandoval (mandolin, vocals) and bass player Jesse Allen.

Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, says Trump administration officials offered "vague talk" in briefing about the long-term strategy for Venezuela.

Frank & Allie Lee are a husband and wife duo who met through playing the banjo.Based in North Carolina, they sing and play old time songs and tunes from…

KPR Statehouse Bureau Chief and Kaye McIntyre review the 2019 legislative session. Also, KU Professor John Tibbetts talks about musicians talking about music.

Kansas City guitarist Ryan Head plays Brazilian and Venezuelan classical guitar music in the KPR Live Studio. First, by Sergio Assad: Valseana. Second, by…

Members of the Lawrence Opera Theatre visited the KPR studios on 8/2 to preview their season (8/5-14) celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare.…