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Guitarist Rod Fleeman has been a mainstay of the Kansas City jazz scene for decades. He joins Bob McWilliams in the KPR Live Performance Studio for a session of solo guitar and conversation about his career in music.

(Photo credit: The Associated Press)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Gregg Marshall, whose Wichita State team was the first to reach the NCAA tournament undefeated in 33 years, has been selected as The Associated Press's coach of the year. As KPR's Greg Echlin reports, Marshall receved the award yesterday (THUR) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.00000184-7fa8-d6f8-a1cf-7fac83370000The Shockers entered the tournament at 34-0 and as a number 1 seed. They became the first team in NCAA men's history to win its first 35 games. They lost to Kentucky in the third round and fell short of matching Indiana in 1976 as the last unbeaten national champion. Marshall led the Shockers to a number 2 ranking in the final poll and to the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles. For the fifth straight season, the Shockers won at least 25 games. Marshall received 44 votes Thursday from the same 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Tony Bennett of Virginia had 13 votes, Billy Donovan of Florida drew six and John Beilein of Michigan and Larry Brown of SMU one each. Voting ended on Selection Sunday.

The department says Florida Career College broke the rules to help students qualify for federal student loans, many of whom later dropped out with steep debts and no certificate to show for it.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

Five states hold primaries Tuesday. The top race is in Pennsylvania, where the GOP Senate primary will be another test of Trump's influence, while Democratic voters seem to favor John Fetterman.

Here are the area headlines you've been waiting for, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but a few albums and singles are still having a huge impact, including Drake's new single, "What Did I Miss?," and the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters.

Faculty members from the UMKC Music Conservatory Joseph Genauldi, Alberto Suarez and Sean Chen performed in the Kansas Public Radio Live Performance Studio April 15, 2024.

The Kansas Highway Patrol assisted nearly 450 motorists during the Christmas holiday reporting period... the City of Lawrence cracks down on unsanctioned homeless encampments... Kansas leads the nation in economic growth... and medical experts say adults should consider getting the RSV vaccine. More headlines inside.

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